Matthew 11:18
For John came, not eating and not drinking; and they said, He hath a demon.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
In Context
17and say: We have sung to you, and ye did not dance: we have wailed to you, and ye did not lament.
Cross References
Matthew 3:4And as to this John, his raiment was of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin was upon his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Luke 1:15For he will be great before the Lord; and he will not drink wine nor strong drink, and will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb.
John 8:48The Jews answered, and said to him: Did we not well say, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?
Acts 26:24And when Paul had extended his defence thus far, Festus cried, with a loud voice: Paul, thou art deranged: much study hath deranged thee.
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 →