Luke 7:34 - Easy To Read Version The Son of Man {\cf2\super [139]} came eating \{like other people\} and drinking wine. And you say, ‘Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine! He is a friend of the tax collectors {\cf2\super [140]} and other bad people!’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, Behold, a Man Who is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and notorious sinners. American Standard Version (1901) 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! Common English Bible Yet the Human Onecame eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ Catholic Public Domain Version The Son of man came, eating and drinking, and you say, 'Behold, a voracious man and a drinker of wine, a friend of tax collectors and of sinners.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Son of man is come eating and drinking: and you say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. |
The Son of Man {\cf2\super [142]} came eating \{like other people\} and drinking wine, and people say, ‘Look at him! He eats too much and drinks too much wine. He is a friend of tax collectors {\cf2\super [143]} and other bad people.’ But wisdom is shown to be right by the things it does.”
If you love only the people that love you, then you will get no reward. Even the tax collectors {\cf2\super [72]} do that.
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [104]} saw that Jesus was eating with these people. The Pharisees asked Jesus’ followers, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other bad people?”
After Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee {\cf2\super [208]} asked Jesus to eat with him. So Jesus came and took a place at the table.
On a Sabbath day, {\cf2\super [252]} Jesus went to the home of a leading Pharisee {\cf2\super [253]} to eat with him. The people there were all watching Jesus very closely.
Then the Pharisees {\cf2\super [258]} and the teachers of the law began to complain, “Look! This man (Jesus) welcomes bad people and even eats with them!”
All the people saw this. They began to complain, “Look at the kind of man Jesus stays with. Zacchaeus is a sinner!”
Then Levi gave a big dinner for Jesus. The dinner was at Levi’s house. At the table there were many tax collectors {\cf2\super [98]} and some other people too.
John the Baptizer came and did not eat \{like other people\} or drink wine. And you say, ‘He has a demon {\cf2\super [138]} inside him.’
One of the Pharisees {\cf2\super [141]} asked Jesus to eat with him. Jesus went into the Pharisee’s house and took a place at the table.
In Bethany they had a dinner for Jesus. Martha served the food. Lazarus was one of the people eating with Jesus.