Matthew 11:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 11:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἦλθεν
érchomai
G2064
to come
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
υἱὸς
huiós
G5207
son
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώπου
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
ἐσθίων
esthíō
G2068
to eat
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πίνων
pínō
G4095
to drink
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
λέγουσιν
légō
G3004
to say
ἰδοὺ
horáō
G3708
to see
ἄνθρωπος
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
φάγος
phágos
G5314
glutton
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οἰνοπότης
oinopótēs
G3630
drunkard
τελωνῶν
telṓnēs
G5057
tax collector
φίλος
phílos
G5384
friend
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἁμαρτωλῶν
hamartōlós
G268
sinner
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐδικαιώθη
dikaióō
G1344
to justify
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
σοφία
sophía
G4678
wisdom
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἔργων
érgon
G2041
work
αὐτῆς
autós
G846
he
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is justified by her children."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold a man, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom has been justified by her children.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).