³ he ^(A)shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar made from wine or strong drink and shall not drink any juice of grapes or eat grapes, fresh or dried.

¹⁵ for he will be ^(A)great before the Lord. And ^(B)he must not drink wine or strong ^(C)drink, and ^(D)he will be ^(E)filled with the Holy Spirit, ^(F)even from his mother's womb.

²³ (No longer drink only water, but ^(A)use a little wine ^(B)for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)

¹⁸ And ^(A)do not get drunk with wine, for that is ^(B)debauchery, but ^(C)be filled with the Spirit,

¹⁴ She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine, ^(A)neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe.”

^9 (A)“Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

²² Abstain from every form of evil.

Watch Yourselves

³⁴ “But watch yourselves ^(A)lest ^(B)your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and ^(C)cares of this life, and ^(D)that day come upon you suddenly ^(E)like a trap.

³³ For John the Baptist has come ^(A)eating no bread and ^(B)drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ ³⁴ The Son of Man has come ^(C)eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, ^(D)a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’