Luke 7:33

Luke 7:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)For John the Baptist didn’t spend his time eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’

Context of Luke 7:33

31Jesus went on to say, “To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 32They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: “ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.’ For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ 35But wisdom is proved right by all her children.”

Luke 7:33 word by word

ἐλήλυθεν γὰρ Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς μὴ ἐσθίων ἄρτον μήτε πίνων οἶνον, καὶ λέγετε· δαιμόνιον ἔχει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• the Baptistὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the BaptistΒαπτιστήςBaptistēs · one who baptizesG910
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• neitherμήτεmēte · neitherG3383
• eatingἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• drinkingπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• wineοἶνοςoinos · wineG3631
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ye sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• He hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a devilδαιμόνιονdaimonion · demonG1140

Cross-references for Luke 7:33

• Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.
• Jeremiah 16:8“And do not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down to eat and drink.
• Matthew 3:4John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
• Mark 1:6John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
• John 8:48The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?”
• John 10:20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?”
• Acts 2:13Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”

Commentaries on Luke 7:33

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-35Verses 19-35 See this passage explained in Luke 7:29 The people - The common people. That heard him - That heard “John.” The publicans - The tax-gatherers, the worst kind of people, who had, however, been converted. Justified God - Considered God as “just” or “right” in the counsel which he gave by John - to wit, in calling people to repentance, and in denouncing future wrath on the impenitent. Compare Matthew 11:19. Being baptized … - They “showed” that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-35Verses 19-35 To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the messenger he sent before him to prepare his way, did it by preaching repentance and reformation of heart and life. We have here the just blame of those who were not wrought upon by the ministry of John Baptist or of Jesus Christ himself. They made a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33John the Baptist did not spend his time eating bread or drinking wine. He lived a simple life of self-denial that fit his role as a prophet. He announced God’s kingdom, the coming judgment of God, and the need for repentance and cleansing from sin.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3531-35. the Lord said, &c.--As cross, capricious children, invited by their playmates to join them in their amusements, will play with them neither at weddings nor funerals (juvenile imitations of the joyous and mournful scenes of life), so that generation rejected both John and his Master: the one because he was too unsocial--more like a demoniac than a rational man; the other, because He was too much the reverse, given to animal indulgences, and…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 7:33

• Abstinence, Total
• Asceticism
• Epicureans
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Nazarite
• Stoicism
• Unbelief

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Commentaries on Luke 7

• 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