Matthew 11:18
“For Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, he hath a deuill.”
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Matthew 11:18 Context
16¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like vnto children, sitting in the markets, and calling vnto their fellowes, 17And saying, we haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not danced: wee haue mourned vnto you, and ye haue not lamented. 18For Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, he hath a deuill. 19The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine bibber, a friend of publicanes and sinners: but wisedom is iustified of her children. 20¶ Then began he to vpbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.
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Other Translations for Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
- King James Version
"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit.
- Basic English Bible
For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
- Darby Bible
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.
- Webster's Bible
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, `He has a demon.'
- Weymouth Bible
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
- World English Bible
For Joon cam nether etynge ne drynkynge, and thei seien, He hath a deuel.
- Wycliffe Bible
`For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 11:18
11:18 John came neither eating nor drinking - In a rigorous austere way, like Elijah. And they say, He hath a devil - Is melancholy, from the influence of an evil spirit.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 11:18
Mt 11:18 John came neither eating nor drinking. At feasts. He lived abstemiously and austerely. He hath a demon. They accused him of being under the influence of evil spirits; of being a crank, or fanatic.