Luke 7:34

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’”

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BSBPD

“The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“the 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;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 7:34 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 9:11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
  2. Luke 5:29Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
  3. Luke 7:36Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
  4. Luke 11:37As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.
  5. Luke 14:1One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
  6. Luke 15:2So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
  7. Luke 19:7And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
  8. John 2:2and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
  9. John 12:2So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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