Matthew 11:18

For Ihon came nether eatinge nor drinkinge and they saye he hath the devyll.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17and saye: we have pyped vnto you and ye have not daunsed? We have morned vnto you and ye have not sorowed.

19The sonne of man came eatinge and drinkinge and they saye beholde a glutton and drynker of wyne and a frend vnto publicas and synners. Never the later wysdome ys iustified of hir children.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:4This Iho had hys garmet of camels heer and a gerdell of a skynne aboute his loynes. Hys meate was locustes and wylde hony.

Luke 1:15For he shalbe greate in the sight of the lorde and shall nether drinke wyne ner stronge drinke. And he shalbe filled with the holy goost even in his mothers wombe:

John 8:48Then answered the Iewes and sayde vnto him: Saye we not well that thou arte a Samaritane and hast the devyll?

Acts 26:24As he thus answered for him selfe: Festus sayde with a lowde voyce: Paul thou arte besides thy selfe. Moche learnynge hath made the mad.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:17-25

Christ Reproaches Chorazin, &c.. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of… Read the whole commentary →

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