Matthew 11:17

15 He who has ears, let him hear.

16 To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
‘Vi spilte fløyte for dere, og dere ville ikke danse; vi sang sørgesanger, og dere ville ikke gråte.’
OTB
‘Vi spilte fløyte for dere,
og dere danset ikke;
vi sang en sørgesang,
men dere klaget ikke.’
B1930
Vi blåste på fløite for eder, og I vilde ikke danse; vi sang sørgesanger, og I vilde ikke gråte.
BSB
‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
KJV
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
WEB
and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’
ASV
and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
DARBY
say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.
BLB
saying: ‘We played the flute for you⁺, and you⁺ did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you⁺ did not mourn.’

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Kryssreferanser

  • Isaiah 28:9–13

    Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?

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  • Jeremiah 9:17–20

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

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  • Isaiah 30:29

    You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.

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  • Matthew 9:15

    Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

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  • Jeremiah 31:4

    Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.

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  • Luke 15:25

    Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

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  • Matthew 9:23

    When Jesus entered the house of the synagogue leader, He saw the flute players and the noisy crowd.

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:19–23

    Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

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