Bible verse

Matthew 11:18

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

Matthew 11:18 · BSB

Matthew 11:18 in context

The verses around it, from Matthew 11.

14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

15 He who has ears, let him hear.

16 To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

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 say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

20 Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.

21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

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Matthew 11:18 in other translations

KJV

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

ASV

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

ERV

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

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