Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He hath a demon.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
In Context
17and say, We piped to you, and ye did not dance; we sung a dirge, and ye did not lament.
Cross References
Jeremiah 15:17I have not sat in the assembly of them that made merry, nor rejoiced; On account of thy hand I have sat alone; For thou hast filled me with indignation.
Jeremiah 29:26Jehovah hath made thee priest in the room of Jehoiada the priest, that there should be officers in the house of Jehovah against every one that is mad and prophesieth, and that thou shouldst put him into the stocks, and into prison;
Matthew 3:4And John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Luke 1:15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his very birth.
John 8:48The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
Acts 26:24And as he was thus speaking in his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning is making thee mad.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:17-25
Christ Reproaches Chorazin, &c.. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 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… Read the whole commentary →