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Matthew 11:18

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

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Matthew 11:18 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

NHEB New Heart English Bible

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

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In context

15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions

17 and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’

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, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”

20 Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.

21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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