Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
International Standard Version
Because John didn't come eating or drinking, yet people say, "He has a demon!'
A Conservative Version
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
American Standard Version
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For when John came, he did not eat or drink [on festive occasions] and people said, 'He is dominated by an evil spirit.'
Anderson New Testament
For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say: He has a demon.
Bible in Basic English
For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit.
Common New Testament
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
so John came with fasting and abstinence, and they say, he is mad.
Darby Translation
For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
Godbey New Testament
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
Goodspeed New Testament
For when John came, he neither ate nor drank, and people said, 'He has a demon!'
John Wesley New Testament
For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He hath a devil.
Julia Smith Translation
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has an evil spirit.
King James 2000
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'
Modern King James verseion
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say, he hath the devil.
Moffatt New Testament
For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and men say, 'He has a devil';
Montgomery New Testament
"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, 'He has a demon';
NET Bible
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'
New Heart English Bible
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
Noyes New Testament
For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He hath a demon.
Sawyer New Testament
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon;
The Emphasized Bible
For, John, came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say - A demon, he hath!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil:
Twentieth Century New Testament
For, when John came, neither eating nor drinking, men said 'He has a demon in him';
Webster
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.
Weymouth New Testament
"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
Williams New Testament
For John came neither eating nor drinking with others, and yet they said, 'He has a demon.'
World English Bible
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
Worrell New Testament
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
Worsley New Testament
for John came neither eating nor drinking as others do, and they say, He is beside himself:
Youngs Literal Translation
'For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;
Themes
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Daniel's temperance principles
Total abstinence » Instances of » John the baptist
Asceticism » Instances of the practice of » John the baptist
Bigotry » Instances of » Of being a gluttonous man and a winebibber (a wino)
Epicureans » Reject john the baptist
Jesus Christ » History of » Receives the message from john the baptist (in galilee)
John » Affected probably by the doctrines of the stoics
Nazarite » Instances of » John the baptist
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Daniel's temperance principles
Stoicism » Scripture analogies to » Came "neither eating nor drinking,"
Temperance » Total abstinence » Daniel's temperance principles
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 11:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Question From John The Baptist
17
Cross References
Matthew 3:4
John himself had a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Luke 1:15
and will never drink wine or beer.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.
John 7:20
“You have a demon!” the crowd responded. “Who wants to kill You?”
John 8:48
The Jews responded to Him, “Aren’t we right in saying that You’re a Samaritan
John 10:20
Many of them were saying, “He has a demon
2 Kings 9:11
When Jehu came out to his master’s servants, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this crazy person
Then he said to them, “You know the sort and their ranting.”
Jeremiah 15:17
and I did not celebrate with them.
Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone,
for You filled me with indignation.
Jeremiah 16:8-9
You must not enter the house where feasting is taking place to sit with them to eat and drink.
Jeremiah 29:26
‘The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada the priest to be the chief officer
Hosea 9:7
the days of retribution have come.
Let Israel recognize it!
The prophet is a fool,
and the inspired man is insane,
because of the magnitude
of your guilt and hostility.
Matthew 10:25
Acts 26:24
As he was making his defense this way, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You’re out of your mind,
1 Corinthians 9:27
Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.