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.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “deeds” (ἔργων) before her here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “children” (τέκνων) before her here.
ἦλθενēlthencameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manἐσθίωνesthiōnto eatἐσθίω (esthiō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to eat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπίνωνpinōnto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to drink”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλέγουσινlegousinto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.Ἰδοὺidoulook!ἰδούparticle — “look!”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.φάγοςphagosgluttonφάγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “glutton”, the subject formG5314a glutton.καὶkaiButκαίconjunction — “But”G2532and, even, also, namely.Butοἰνοπότηςoinopotēsdrunkardοἰνοπότηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “drunkard”, the subject formG3630an excessive wine-drinker.τελωνῶνtelōnōntax collectorτελώνης (telōnēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “tax collector”, the of-formG5057a publican, collector of taxes.φίλοςphilosfriendlyφίλοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “friendly”, the subject formG5384friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.This verse uses “friendly”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnsinfulἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “sinful”, the of-formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.This verse uses “sinful”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēis justifiedδικαιόω (dikaioō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is justified”, a single actionG1344I make righteous, defend the cause of, plead for the righteousness (innocence) of, acquit, justify; hence: I regard as righteous.is justifiedἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σοφίαsophiawisdomσοφίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “wisdom”, the subject formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.ἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργωνergōnchildrenἔργον (ergon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “children”, the of-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.childrenαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'
Compare Public-Domain Translations
The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.
American Standard Version (1901)
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her works.
Young’s Literal Translation
the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'
World English Bible
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 .”
Darby Translation
The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man [that is] eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: — and wisdom has been justified by her children.
Douay-Rheims
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. And wisdom is justified by her children.
Other Translations and Links
These open on the other site. This page stays the King James Version.
The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
Copied
Analytics Cookies
With your permission, Apologetics Wiki uses Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are read.
The site works the same if you decline. Privacy Policy