For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 7:33 in context
Luke 7:30–36
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But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
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“To what then should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
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They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, saying, ‘We piped to you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’
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For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
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The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
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Wisdom is justified by all her children.”
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One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house and sat at the table.
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