Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
Holman Bible
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.
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 "'We have played the flute to you,' they say, 'and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not beaten your breasts.' 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 exclaim, 'See this man! --given to gluttony and tippling, and a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions."
Cross References
Matthew 3:4
This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey.
Luke 1:15
For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; no wine or fermented drink shall he ever drink; but he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth.
John 7:20
"You are possessed by a demon," replied the crowd; "no one wants to kill you."
John 8:48
"Are we not right," answered the Jews, "in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"
John 10:20
Many of them said, "He is possessed by a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to him?"
Matthew 10:25
Enough for the learner to be on a level with his teacher, and for the servant to be on a level with his master. If they have called the master of the house Baal-zebul, how much more will they slander his servants?
Acts 26:24
As Paul thus made his defence, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, "You are raving mad, Paul; and great learning is driving you mad."
1 Corinthians 9:27
but I hit hard and straight at my own body and lead it off into slavery, lest possibly, after I have been a herald to others, I should myself be rejected.