Luke 7:34
What does Luke 7:34 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 7:34 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 7:34 means
In contrast, Jesus (the 'Son of man') came 'eating and drinking,' participating in normal social life, even with 'publicans and sinners.' Yet, this generation's response was equally critical: they accused Him of being 'a gluttonous man,' 'a winebibber,' and 'a friend of publicans and sinners!' This highlights their spiritual inconsistency and unwillingness to accept God's message, regardless of the messenger's method, revealing their deep-seated resistance to conviction.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
KJV
King James Version · 1611The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The 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.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;
Context
This verse directly contrasts with the previous verse, applying the parable to Jesus Himself. It highlights the illogical and hypocritical judgment of 'this generation,' demonstrating their rejection of Jesus' inclusive ministry after having rejected John's ascetic one, further illustrating their spiritual stubbornness before Jesus concludes with a proverb.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 5:29
And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them.
- Matthew 9:11
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?
- Luke 14:1
And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.
- Luke 15:2
And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
- John 12:2
So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him.
- Luke 7:36
And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat.
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