Parallel Verses

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

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!'

A Conservative Version

For John the immerser has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye 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:

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 to children sitting in the markets, and calling to each other, and saying, We have played the flute to you, and ye have not danced; we have raised the cry of mourning, and ye have not wept. 33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and ye say, A gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

Cross References

Luke 1:15

for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord; and he shall never drink wine, nor any intoxicating liquor; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

Matthew 3:4

Now this John had his garment made of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1:6

Now John was clothed with a camel's hair garment, and a girdle of leather about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Matthew 10:25

It is sufficient if the disciple be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the family Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?

John 8:48

Then answered the Jews, and said to him, Do we not rightly affirm, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

John 8:52

Then said the Jews to him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If any man observe my word, he shall never taste of death to eternity.

John 10:20

Then many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hearken to him?

Acts 2:13

But others scoffing said, These men are brimful of sweet wine.

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