Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
KJV
ἦλθεν γὰρ Ἰωάννης μήτε ἐσθίων μήτε πίνων, καὶ λέγουσιν, δαιμόνιον ἔχει·
Greek NT
Venit enim Joannes neque manducans, neque bibens, et dicunt : Dæmonium habet.
Vulgate
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.
ASV
For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say: He hath a devil.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δαιμόνιον
daimonion
noun · 63×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μήτε
mete
conjunction · 34×
πίνω
pino
verb · 73×
ἐσθίω
esthio
verb · 65×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. When therefore as well by the place, as by his garments, and by their concourse unto Him, He had delineated his character, He proceeds to bring in the prophet. For having said, Why went ye out? To see a prophet? Yea I say unto you, and more than a prophet; He goes on, For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before Your face, which shall prepare Your…
Cross-references
- Hos 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.
- Jer 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?
- John 8:48 — Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
- John 10:20 — And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
- 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.
- Mal 2:17 — Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the
- Mark 3:22 — And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
- Matt 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.
- Matt 9:14 — Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
- Matt 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?
- Rom 14:3 — Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.