Matthew 11:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her actions.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The Son{G5207} of man{G444} came{G2064} eating{G2068} and{G2532} drinking,{G4095} and{G2532} they say,{G3004} Behold,{G2400} a gluttonous{G5314} man{G444} and{G2532} a winebibber,{G3630} a friend{G5384} of tax collectors{G5057} and{G2532} sinners!{G268} And{G2532} wisdom{G4678} is justified{G1344} by{G575} her{G846} [ works.]{G5043}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The Son{G5207} of man{G444} came{G2064}{(G5627)} eating{G2068}{(G5723)} and{G2532} drinking{G4095}{(G5723)}, and{G2532} they say{G3004}{(G5719)}, Behold{G2400}{(G5628)} a man{G444} gluttonous{G5314}, and{G2532} a winebibber{G3630}, a friend{G5384} of publicans{G5057} and{G2532} sinners{G268}. But{G2532} wisdom{G4678} is justified{G1344}{(G5681)} of{G575} her{G846} children{G5043}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The sonne of man came eatinge and drinkinge and they saye beholde a glutton and drynker of wyne and a frend vnto publicas and synners. Never the later wysdome ys iustified of hir children.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The sonne of man came eatinge and drynkinge, & they saye: lo what a glutton and wyne bebber this ma is, and a companyon of publicans & synners? And wissdome is iustified of hir children.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Beholde a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend vnto Publicanes and sinners: but wisedome is iustified of her children.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The sonne of man came eatyng and drinking, and they say, behold a glutton and an vnmeasurable drinker of wine, and a friende vnto publicans & sinners: And wisdome is iustified of her children.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 9:10-11 : 10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?
  • Luke 5:29-30 : 29 And Levi made a great feast for him in his own house; and there was a great company of tax collectors and others who sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees complained against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?
  • Luke 14:1 : 1 And it happened, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
  • Luke 19:7 : 7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.
  • Rom 15:2 : 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
  • 1 Cor 1:24-29 : 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, God has chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
  • Luke 15:1-2 : 1 Then all the tax collectors and sinners drew near to him to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.
  • Luke 7:29 : 29 And all the people who heard him, and the tax collectors, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
  • Luke 7:34-36 : 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking; and you say, Look, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! 35 But wisdom is justified by all her children. 36 And one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat.
  • Ps 92:5-6 : 5 O LORD, how great are your works! And your thoughts are very deep. 6 A senseless man does not know, nor does a fool understand this.
  • Prov 17:24 : 24 Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
  • Eph 3:8-9 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all people see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 10 To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
  • Rev 5:11-14 : 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying, Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever. 14 Then the four living creatures said, Amen. And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.
  • Rev 7:12 : 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.
  • John 2:2 : 2 And both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding.
  • John 12:2-8 : 2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly spikenard ointment, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. 4 Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray him, said, 5 Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor? 6 This he said, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money bag, and used to take what was put in it. 7 Then Jesus said, Leave her alone; she has kept this for the day of my burial. 8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.

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