Matthew 11:18 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἦλθεν	ēlthen	Came	G2064 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	John	G2491 →
μήτε	mēte	neither	G3383 →
ἐσθίων	esthiōn	eating	G2068 →
μήτε	mēte	nor	G3383 →
πίνων,	pinōn	drinking,	G4095 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
λέγουσιν·	legousin	they say;	G3004 →
δαιμόνιον	daimonion	A demon	G1140 →
ἔχει.	echei	he has!	G2192 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 10:20
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
leads to
- John 7:20
  “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- John 8:52
  “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 10:25
It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his…
leads to
- Matthew 12:24
  But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 3:4
John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
leads to
- 2 Kings 1:8
  “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
Through
Luke 1:15
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
leads to
- Jeremiah 1:5
  “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
- Ephesians 5:18
  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- Numbers 6:2–4
  “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,
- Galatians 1:15
  But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.Matthew 3:4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.John 10:20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”Matthew 10:25It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!John 8:48The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”Jeremiah 15:17I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.John 7:20“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”Hosea 9:7The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.Mark 3:22And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”Jeremiah 16:8–9You must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.2 Kings 9:11When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.Jeremiah 29:26‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.1 Corinthians 9:27No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.Acts 26:24At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”Matthew 21:32For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

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