Matthew 11:18

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Matthew 11:18

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

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KJV

King James Version

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

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WEB

World English Bible

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

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ASV

American Standard Version

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 11

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 flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

¹⁹ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

²⁰ Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.

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