New International Version (NIV)
17 “ ‘We played the pipe for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not mourn.’
Matthew 11:17
Matthew 11:17 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
17and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a song of mourning, and you did not 11:17 Lit beat the breastmourn.’
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
17and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Amplified Bible (AMP)
17and say ‘We piped the flute for you [playing wedding], and you did not dance; we wailed sad dirges [playing funeral], and you did not mourn and cry aloud.’
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
17‘We played the flute for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not mourn.’
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
17“ ‘We played the flute for you.
But you didn’t dance.
We sang a funeral song.
But you didn’t become sad.’