Jesus Testifies about John
Luke 7:33
In 9 translations
- BSB
- For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
- KJV
- For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
- WEB
- For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
- ASV
- For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.
- LSV
- For John the Immerser came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon;
- YLT
- 'For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He hath a demon;
- DBY
- For John the baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.
- DRC
- For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say: He hath a devil.
- GNV
- For Iohn Baptist came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine: and ye say, He hath the deuil.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read μὴ (“neither”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read μήτε (“nor”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
- Spelling of Ἰωάννης: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνης.
- Spelling of ἐσθίων: Westcott–Hort: ἔσθων.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐσθίων elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place πίνων elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: μὴ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μὴ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read μήτε.
- SBLGNT: ἐσθίων ἄρτον μήτε πίνων οἶνον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐσθίων ἄρτον μήτε πίνων οἶνον; Robinson–Pierpont read ἄρτον ἐσθίων μὴτὲ οἶνον πίνων.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἐλήλυθεν γὰρ Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς μὴ ἐσθίων ἄρτον μήτε πίνων οἶνον, καὶ λέγετε· Δαιμόνιον ἔχει·
- RP2018
- Ἐλήλυθεν γὰρ Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς μήτε ἄρτον ἐσθίων μήτε οἶνον πίνων, καὶ λέγετε, Δαιμόνιον ἔχει·
- TR-Boyd
- Ἐλήλυθε γὰρ Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς μήτε ἄρτον ἐσθίων μήτε οἶνον πίνων, καὶ λέγετε, Δαιμόνιον ἔχει·
- SCR1894
- εληλυθεν γαρ ιωαννης ο βαπτιστης μητε αρτον εσθιων μητε οινον πινων και λεγετε δαιμονιον εχει
Who and where
👤 John the Baptist◆ Jesus' Message on John the Baptist
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
EpicureansAsceticismNazariteStoicismAbstinence, TotalWineChronology of the New TestamentUnbeliefMaryJesus, the Christ
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- Mark 1:6John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- Matthew 3:4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- John 8:52“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
- Acts 2:13But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
- Jeremiah 16:8–10You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink. For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and…
- John 8:48The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
- John 10:20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
- Matthew 10:25It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
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