King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 11:18
“‹For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 11
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‹But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,›
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‹And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.›
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‹For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.›
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‹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.›
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Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
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