Matthew 11:19
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!’
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”
- ASV
- The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.
- DARBY
- The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man [that is] eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: and wisdom has been justified by her children.
- BLB
- The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a man, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and of sinners!’ But wisdom was justified from her works.”
- ÅB
- Menneskesønnen kom og han spiser og drikker; og de sier: ‘Se, for en storeter og vindrikker, tolleres og synderes venn.’ Men visdommen er rettferdiggjort av sine barn.»
- OTB
- Menneskesønnen kom spisende og drikkende, og de sier: ‘Se, en fråtser og en dranker, en venn av tollere og syndere.’ Men visdommen blir rettferdiggjort ved sine gjerninger.»
- B1930
- Menneskesønnen kom; han eter og drikker, og de sier: Se, for en storeter og vindrikker, tolderes og synderes venn! Men visdommen er rettferdiggjort av sine barn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 9:10–11
Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.
Read in contextLuke 7:34–36
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
Read in contextLuke 15:1–2
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
Read in contextLuke 19:7
And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
Read in contextLuke 5:29–30
Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
Read in contextLuke 14:1
One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:24–29
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
Read in contextLuke 7:29
All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
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