Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

For John the immerser has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.

New American Standard Bible

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

King James Version

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

Holman Bible

For John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

International Standard Version

Because John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, yet you say, "He has a demon!'

American Standard Version

For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

Amplified

For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

An Understandable Version

For when John the Immerser came, he did not eat bread or drink wine [on festive occasions] and you said, 'He is dominated by an evil spirit.'

Anderson New Testament

For John the Immerser came, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

Bible in Basic English

For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.

Common New Testament

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'

Daniel Mace New Testament

for John the Baptist, when he came, abstain'd from bread and wine; yet you say, he is possess'd with a demon.

Darby Translation

For John the baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.

Godbey New Testament

For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say, He has a demon.

Goodspeed New Testament

"For when John the Baptist came, he did not eat any bread or drink any wine, and you said, 'He has a demon!'

John Wesley New Testament

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

Julia Smith Translation

For John the Immerser came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.

King James 2000

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say, He has a demon.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For John the Baptist has come not eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

Modern King James verseion

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For John Baptist came unto you neither eating bread, nor drinking wine, and ye say, 'He hath the devil.'

Moffatt New Testament

For John the Baptist has come, eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a devil';

Montgomery New Testament

"For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

NET Bible

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

New Heart English Bible

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'

Noyes New Testament

For John the Baptist hath come not eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

Sawyer New Testament

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

The Emphasized Bible

For John the Immerser hath come, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say - A demon, he hath:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For now that John the Baptist has come, not eating bread or drinking wine, you are saying 'He has a demon in him';

Webster

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

Weymouth New Testament

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

Williams New Testament

"For John the Baptist came eating no bread and drinking no wine, and yet you say, 'He has a demon!'

World English Bible

For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'

Worrell New Testament

For John, the Immerser, has come, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, 'He has a demon.'

Worsley New Testament

for John the baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine, and ye say, he hath a demon:

Youngs Literal Translation

'For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He hath a demon;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

Ἰωάννης 
Ioannes 
John , John , John , John
Usage: 116

the Baptist
Βαπτιστής 
Baptistes 
Usage: 10

ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

μήτε 
mete 
neither, nor, so much as, or
Usage: 24

ἐσθίω 
Esthio 
Usage: 52

ἄρτος 
Artos 
Usage: 61

nor
μήτε 
mete 
neither, nor, so much as, or
Usage: 24

πίνω πίω πόω 
Pino 
drink, drink of
Usage: 31

οἶνος 
Oinos 
Usage: 21

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ye say
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

He hath
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

References

American

Easton

Watsons

Context Readings

A Question From John The Baptist

32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace, and calling to each other, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance. We mourned to you, and ye did not weep. 33 For John the immerser has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon. 34 The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold the man, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!


Cross References

Luke 1:15

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he should, no, not drink wine and strong drink. And he will be filled of Holy Spirit, even from his mother's belly.

Matthew 3:4

Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1:6

And John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and eating locusts and wild honey.

Jeremiah 16:8-10

And thou shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and to drink.

Matthew 10:25

It is enough for the pupil that he becomes like his teacher, and the bondman like his lord. If they have called the house-ruler Beelzebub, how much more those of his household.

John 8:48

Therefore the Jews answered and said to him, Do we not say well that thou are a Samaritan, and have a demon?

John 8:52

The Jews therefore said to him, Now we know that thou have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets, and thou say, If any man keeps my word, he will, no, not taste of death, into the age.

John 10:20

And many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad. Why do ye listen to him?

Acts 2:13

But others, mocking said, They are filled of wine.

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