King James Version
Luke 7:33 in the King James Version says “For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.”
Luke 7:33 · KJV
And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
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!
But wisdom is justified of all her children.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“came”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“For”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“eating”
G2068used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by g5315; to eat (usually literal)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“ye say”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“He hath”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
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