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Matthew 11:19

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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.”

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Matthew 11:19 in other translations

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.

Matthew 11:19 · American Standard Version

Matthew 11:19 in context

  1. 17and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’
  2. 18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
  3. 19The 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.”
  4. 20Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.
  5. 21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.