Matthew 11:17 Cross References

Matthew 11:17

17: 'We played wedding songs, and you weren't happy, so we played funeral songs, but you weren't sad.'

They say, "Who does the LORD think we are? Why does he speak to us like this? Are we little children, barely old enough to talk?
He tells us everything over and over again, a line at a time, in very simple words! "
Since they refuse to listen, God will speak to them through foreign oppressors who speak an unknown language!
God's people could have rest in their own land if they would only obey him, but they will not listen.
So the LORD will spell out his message for them again, repeating it over and over, a line at a time, in very simple words. Yet they will stumble over this simple, straightforward message. They will be injured, trapped, and captured.

This means I am not bound to obey people just because they pay me, yet I have become a servant of everyone so that I can bring them to Christ.
When I am with the Jews, I become one of them so that I can bring them to Christ. When I am with those who follow the Jewish laws, I do the same, even though I am not subject to the law, so that I can bring them to Christ.
When I am with the Gentiles who do not have the Jewish law, I fit in with them as much as I can. In this way, I gain their confidence and bring them to Christ. But I do not discard the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.
When I am with those who are oppressed, I share their oppression so that I might bring them to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone so that I might bring them to Christ.
I do all this to spread the Good News, and in doing so I enjoy its blessings.

Jesus responded, "Should the wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Someday he will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Think about what is going on! Call for the mourners to come.
Quick! Begin your weeping! Let the tears flow from your eyes.
Hear the people of Jerusalem crying in despair, `We are ruined! Disaster has come upon us! We must leave our land, because our homes have been torn down.'"
Listen, you women, to the words of the LORD; open your ears to what he has to say. Teach your daughters to wail; teach one another how to lament.

I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. You will again be happy and dance merrily with tambourines.

But the people of God will sing a song of joy, like the songs at the holy festivals. You will be filled with joy, as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem--the mountain of the LORD--to the Rock of Israel.

When Jesus arrived at the official's home, he noticed the noisy crowds and heard the funeral music.

And all the people returned with Solomon to Jerusalem, playing flutes and shouting for joy. The celebration was so joyous and noisy that the earth shook with the sound.

"Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house,

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