Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

Bible References

We

1 Corinthians 9:19
For although I am free from [being accountable to] all people, I placed myself under obligation to them [as a slave], so as to win as many as possible [to Christ].

Piped

Matthew 9:15
Jesus said to them, "Can the groomsmen act sadly while the groom is still with them? But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Luke 15:25
Now the father's older son was [out] in the field. And when he came in and got close to the house he heard music and dancing.