Matthew 11:18

for John came neither eating nor drinking as others do, and they say, He is beside himself:

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

In Context

17and calling to their companions, and saying "We have sung and ye have not danced; we have mourned, and ye have not lamented:"

19the Son of man came eating and drinking like other men, and they call Him a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:4And this John had his clothes of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Luke 1:15and he shall drink neither wine nor any other strong liquor; and he shall be filled with the holy Spirit even from his birth;

John 8:48The Jews therefore answered and said unto Him. Do we not rightly say, that thou art a Samaritan, and art possessed by a demon?

Acts 26:24And as he was saying these things in his defence, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning turns thy brain.

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 →

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