Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
Matthew 11:18 in other translations
| BSB | For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ |
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| WEB | For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ |
| ASV | For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon. |
| YLT | ‘For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon; |
| DARBY | For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon. |
| BBE | For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit. |
| Webster | For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon. |
What does Matthew 11:18 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 11:16-24
Christ reflects on the scribes and Pharisees, who had a proud conceit of themselves. He likens their behaviour to children's play, who being out of temper without reason, quarrel with all the attempts of their fellows to please them, or to get them to join in the plays for which they used to assemble. The cavils of worldly men are often very trifling and show great malice. Something they have to urge against every…
Matthew 11:18 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 11:18
- Matthew 3:4
And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
- Luke 1:15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
- John 10:20
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
- Matthew 10:25
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
- John 8:48
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
- Jeremiah 15:17
I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
- John 7:20
The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
- Hosea 9:7
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
- Jeremiah 16:8-9
Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink. For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.
- 1 Corinthians 9:27
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
- 2 Kings 9:11
Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
- Jeremiah 29:26
The Lord hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
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Context
- Matthew 11:17
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
- Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
- Matthew 11:19
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 her children.
Matthew 11:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque vino Juan, que ni comía ni bebía, y dicen: Demonio tiene. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car Jean est venu ne mangeant ni ne buvant, et ils disent: Il a un démon. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn Johannes ist gekommen, der weder aß noch trank, und sie sagen: Er hat einen Dämon. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Venit enim Joannes neque manducans, neque bibens, et dicunt: Dæmonium habet. |