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Matthew 11:19 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" 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.” "
Matthew 11:19
Verse in Context
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17 and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
19 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.”
20 Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.
21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
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Matthew 11:1
"When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities."
Matthew 11:2
"Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples"
Matthew 11:3
"and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”"
Matthew 11:4
"Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:"
Matthew 11:5
"the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them."
Matthew 11:6
"Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”"
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