17 and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not [a]mourn.’ 18 For John came neither (A)eating nor (B)drinking, and they say, ‘(C)He has a demon!’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a [b]drunkard, (D)a friend of tax collectors and [c]sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:17 Lit beat the breast
  2. Matthew 11:19 Or wine-drinker
  3. Matthew 11:19 I.e. irreligious Jews