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Matthew 11:18
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16 a“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,  
17 and saying:
‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not1 dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not 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, ‘Look, a glutton and a1 winebibber, aa friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ bBut wisdom is justified by her2 children.”  

Woe to the Impenitent Cities

20 aThen He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent:  
21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago ain sackcloth and ashes.  
Verse Comparison: Matthew 11:18

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

Amplified® Bible
For John came neither eating nor drinking [with others], and they say, He has a demon!

Contemporary English Version
John the Baptist did not go around eating and drinking, and you said, "That man has a demon in him!"

Darby English Version
For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.

Good News Bible
When John came, he fasted and drank no wine, and everyone said, 'He has a demon in him!'

International Standard Version
For John didn't come eating or drinking, yet people say, 'He has a demon!'

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

New American Standard Bible
"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, `He has a demon!'

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

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'

Revised Standard Version
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon';

Young's Literal Translation
`For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;


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