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 market places, who call out to the other children, 17 and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not [b]mourn.’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:15 Or hear! Or listen!
  2. Matthew 11:17 Lit beat the breast

15 Whoever has ears, let them hear.(A)

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

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

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