Luke 7 · Verse 34

Luke 7:34

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
Luke 7:34, King James Version

Luke 7:34 in other translations

BSBThe Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
WEBThe Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
ASVThe Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
YLTthe Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;
DARBYThe Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;
BBEThe Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.
WebsterThe Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.

What does Luke 7:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:31-35

31-35. the Lord said, &c.--As cross, capricious children, invited by their playmates to join them in their amusements, will play with them neither at weddings nor funerals (juvenile imitations of the joyous and mournful scenes of life), so that generation rejected both John and his Master: the one because he was too unsocial--more like a demoniac than a rational man; the other, because He was too much the reverse…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 34. See this passage explained in the Notes on Mt. 11:16-19. Mt 11:16; Mt 11:17; Mt 11:18; Mt 11:19.

(y) "Son of man" Jn 2:2, 12:2, Lk 7:36

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 7:19-35

To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the messenger he sent before him to prepare his way, did it by preaching repentance and reformation of heart and life. We have here the just blame of those who were not wrought upon by the ministry of John Baptist or of Jesus…

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Luke 7:34 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐλήλυθενelēluthenHas comeG2064
ὁhotheG3588
υἱὸςhuiosSonG5207
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof ManG444
ἐσθίωνesthiōneatingG2068
καὶkaiandG2532
πίνων,pinōndrinking,G4095
καὶkaiandG2532
λέγετε·legeteyou say;G3004
ἰδοὺidouBeholdG2400
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manG444
φάγοςphagosa gluttonG5314
καὶkaiandG2532
οἰνοπότης,oinopotēsa drunkard,G3630
φίλοςphilosa friendG5384
τελωνῶνtelōnōnof tax collectorsG5057
καὶkaiandG2532
ἁμαρτωλῶν.hamartōlōnof sinners.G268

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 7:34

  • Luke 15:2

    And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

  • Luke 7:36

    And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.

  • Luke 19:7

    And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

  • Matthew 9:11

    And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

  • Luke 14:1

    And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

  • John 12:2

    There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

  • John 2:2

    And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

  • Luke 5:29

    And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

  • Luke 11:37

    And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
eating.
36; 5:29; 11:37; 14:1; Joh 2:2; 12:2
a friend.
15:2; 19:7; Mt 9:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 7:33

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

  • Luke 7:34

    The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

  • Luke 7:35

    But wisdom is justified of all her children.

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Luke 7:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Vino el Hijo del hombre, que come y bebe, y decís: He aquí un hombre comilón, y bebedor de vino, amigo de publicanos y de pecadores.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le fils de l’homme est venu, mangeant et buvant, et vous dites: Voici un mangeur et un buveur, un ami des publicains et des pécheurs.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der Sohn des Menschen ist gekommen, der da ißt und trinkt, und ihr saget: Siehe, ein Fresser und Weinsäufer, ein Freund von Zöllnern und Sündern; -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Venit Filius hominis manducans, et bibens, et dicitis: Ecce homo devorator, et bibens vinum, amicus publicanorum et peccatorum.