New American Standard Bible 2020
Matthew 11:19
19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a 1heavy drinker, 2a friend of tax collectors and 3sinners!’ And yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
Matthew 11:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)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 deeds.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds."
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”
Context of Matthew 11:19
17and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a song of mourning, and you did not mourn.’ 18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a heavy drinker, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ And yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.” 20Then He began to reprimand the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they did not repent. 21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that occurred in you had occurred in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
Read all of Matthew 11Matthew 11:19 word by word
ἦλθεν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐσθίων καὶ πίνων, καὶ λέγουσιν· ἰδοὺ ἄνθρωπος φάγος καὶ οἰνοπότης, τελωνῶν φίλος καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν. καὶ ἐδικαιώθη ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῆς.¶Read the interlinear
- The Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of Manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- eatingἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
- and drinkingπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
- and they sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
- a gluttonousφάγοςphagos · gluttonG5314
- heavyοἰνοπότηςoinopotēs · drunkardG3630
- a friendφίλοςphilos · friendly/friendG5384
- of taxτελώνηςtelōnēs · tax collectorG5057
- sinnersἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
- wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
- is vindicatedδικαιόωdikaioō · to justifyG1344
- by her deedsἔργονergon · workG2041
Cross-references for Matthew 11:19
- Luke 5:29And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and other people who were reclining at the table with them.
- Luke 7:34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a heavy drinker, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
- Luke 14:1It happened that when He went into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching Him closely.
- John 2:2and both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.
- John 12:2So they made Him a dinner there, and Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.
- Romans 15:2Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification.
- Matthew 9:10Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and began dining with Jesus and His disciples.
- Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.
- Luke 19:7When the people saw this, they all began to complain, saying, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”
- Psalms 92:5How great are Your works, Lord! Your thoughts are very deep.
- Proverbs 17:24Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
- Luke 7:29When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.
- 1 Corinthians 1:24but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
- Ephesians 3:8To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,
- Revelation 5:11Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,
- Revelation 7:12saying, “Amen, blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might belong to our God forever and ever. Amen.”
Commentaries on Matthew 11:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The Son of man came eating and drinking - That is, went wheresoever he was invited to eat a morsel of bread, and observed no rigid fasts: how could he, who had no corrupt appetites to mortify or subdue? They say, Behold a man gluttonous, etc. - Whatever measures the followers of God may take, they will not escape the censure of the world: the best way is not to be concerned at them. Iniquity, being always ready to oppose and contradict the Divine conduct…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-19Verses 16-19 But whereunto shall I liken - Christ proceeds to reprove the inconsistency and fickleness of that age of people. He says they were like children - nothing pleased them. He refers here to the “plays” or “sports” of children. Instrumental music, or piping and dancing, were used in marriages and festivals as a sign of joy. See the notes at Isaiah 5:11-12. Compare Job 21:11; 2 Samuel 6:14; Judges 11:34; Luke 15:25. Children imitate their…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-24Verses 16-24 Christ reflects on the scribes and Pharisees, who had a proud conceit of themselves. He likens their behaviour to children's play, who being out of temper without reason, quarrel with all the attempts of their fellows to please them, or to get them to join in the plays for which they used to assemble. The cavils of worldly men are often very trifling and show great malice. Something they have to urge against every one, however excellent and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-19Here Jesus describes how both John and he himself offended the people of that generation. John lived in the wilderness, eating locusts and honey (Matthew 3:1, 4). People accused him of having a demon. Jesus, by contrast, ate and drank freely with others. People accused him of being like a rebellious son (see Deuteronomy 21:18–21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-191. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciple--rather, "the twelve disciples," he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities--This was scarcely a fourth circuit--if we may judge from the less formal way in which it was expressed--but, perhaps, a set of visits paid to certain places, either not reached at all before, or too rapidly passed through, in order to fill up the time till the return of the Twelve…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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