Matthew 11:15-19

English Standard Version

¹⁵^(A)He who has ears to hear,^[a] let him hear.

¹⁶“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

¹⁷“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

¹⁸For John came ^(B)neither eating ^(C)nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ ¹⁹The Son of Man came ^(D)eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, ^(E)a friend of ^(F)tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”^[b]

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Footnotes

Matthew 11:15 Some manuscripts omit to hear
Matthew 11:19 Some manuscripts children (compare Luke 7:35)

Luke 7:31-35

English Standard Version

³¹“To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? ³²They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another,

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

³³For John the Baptist has come ^(A)eating no bread and ^(B)drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ ³⁴The Son of Man has come ^(C)eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, ^(D)a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ ³⁵Yet ^(E)wisdom is justified by all her children.”