Matthew 11:18

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;

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  • Luke 1:15 : 15 for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;
  • Matt 3:4 : 4 And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
  • John 7:20 : 20 The multitude answered and said, `Thou hast a demon, who doth seek to kill thee?'
  • John 8:48 : 48 The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, `Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'
  • John 10:20 : 20 and many of them said, `He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'
  • Acts 26:24 : 24 And, he thus making a defence, Festus with a loud voice said, `Thou art mad, Paul; much learning doth turn thee mad;'
  • 1 Cor 9:27 : 27 but I chastise my body, and bring `it' into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others -- I myself may become disapproved.
  • 2 Kgs 9:11 : 11 And Jehu hath gone out unto the servants of his lord, and `one' saith to him, `Is there peace? wherefore came this madman unto thee?' and he saith unto them, `Ye have known the man and his talk.'
  • Jer 15:17 : 17 I have not sat in an assembly of deriders, Nor do I exult, because of thy hand, -- Alone I have sat, For `with' indignation Thou hast filled me.
  • Jer 16:8-9 : 8 A house of banqueting thou dost not enter, To sit with them, to eat and to drink, 9 For thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: Lo, I am causing to cease from this place, Before your eyes, and in your days, The voice of joy, and the voice of rejoicing, The voice of bridegroom and voice of bride.
  • Jer 29:26 : 26 Jehovah hath made thee priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, for there being inspectors of the house of Jehovah, for every one mad and making himself a prophet, and thou hast put him unto the torture and unto the stocks.
  • Hos 9:7 : 7 Come in have the days of inspection, Come in have the days of recompence, Israel doth know! a fool `is' the prophet, Mad `is' the man of the Spirit, Because of the abundance of thine iniquity, And great `is' the hatred.
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 sufficient to the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord; if the master of the house they did call Beelzeboul, how much more those of his household?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 7:32-34
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    93%

    32they are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep!

    33`For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He hath a demon;

    34the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

  • Matt 11:19
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    19the 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.'

  • Luke 5:33-34
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    76%

    33And they said unto him, `Wherefore do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications -- in like manner also those of the Pharisees -- but thine do eat and drink?'

    34And he said unto them, `Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber -- in the bridegroom being with them -- to fast?

  • Matt 11:17
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    17and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.

  • Matt 9:14-15
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    14Then come to him do the disciples of John, saying, `Wherefore do we and the Pharisees fast much, and thy disciples fast not?'

    15And Jesus said to them, `Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast.

  • Mark 2:16-19
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    74%

    16And the scribes and the Pharisees, having seen him eating with the tax-gatherers and sinners, said to his disciples, `Why -- that with the tax-gatherers and sinners he doth eat and drink?'

    17And Jesus, having heard, saith to them, `They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.'

    18And the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and say to him, `Wherefore do the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast?'

    19And Jesus said to them, `Are the sons of the bride-chamber able, while the bridegroom is with them, to fast? so long time as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast;

  • John 10:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20and many of them said, `He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'

    21others said, `These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'

  • Mark 3:20-22
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    71%

    20And come together again doth a multitude, so that they are not able even to eat bread;

    21and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

    22and the scribes who `are' from Jerusalem having come down, said -- `He hath Beelzeboul,' and -- `By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'

  • Luke 11:14-15
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    71%

    14And he was casting forth a demon, and it was dumb, and it came to pass, the demon having gone forth, the dumb man spake, and the multitudes wondered,

    15and certain of them said, `By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'

  • Matt 3:3-4
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    71%

    3for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

    4And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.

  • Mark 3:30
    70%

    30because they said, `He hath an unclean spirit.'

  • Luke 7:18
    70%

    18And the disciples of John told him about all these things,

  • John 8:48
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    48The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, `Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'

  • Matt 9:11
    70%

    11and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'

  • Mark 1:6
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    6And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,

  • John 3:26
    69%

    26and they came unto John, and said to him, `Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'

  • Luke 5:30
    69%

    30and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'

  • Matt 21:32
    69%

    32for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last -- to believe him.

  • Matt 9:34
    69%

    34but the Pharisees said, `By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'

  • Matt 3:1
    69%

    1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

  • Matt 12:24
    69%

    24but the Pharisees having heard, said, `This one doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons.'

  • Luke 11:18-20
    3 verses
    68%

    18and if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons.

    19`But if I by Beelzeboul cast forth the demons -- your sons, by whom do they cast forth? because of this your judges they shall be;

    20but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.

  • 1 Cor 11:21
    68%

    21for each his own supper doth take before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;

  • John 4:33
    68%

    33The disciples then said one to another, `Did any one bring him anything to eat?'

  • Prov 4:17
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    17For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

  • Luke 15:2
    68%

    2and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

  • Mark 9:38
    68%

    38And John did answer him, saying, `Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'

  • Luke 4:2
    67%

    2forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,

  • Mark 5:3
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    3who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was any one able to bind him,

  • Luke 7:24
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    24And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: `What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

  • Matt 11:2
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    2And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,

  • Luke 9:49
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    49And John answering said, `Master, we saw a certain one in thy name casting forth the demons, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow with us;'

  • Matt 25:42
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    42for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;

  • Matt 11:7
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    7And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, `What went ye out to the wilderness to view? -- a reed shaken by the wind?

  • Matt 17:13
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    13Then understood the disciples that concerning John the Baptist he spake to them.

  • John 6:53
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    53Jesus, therefore, said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, If ye may not eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and may not drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves;