For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.
`For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;
For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.
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Voices5
If fasting then pleases you, why were you not satisfied with John? If fulness, why not with the Son of man? Yet one of these ye said had a dæmon, the other ye called a gluttonous man, and drunkard.
Jerome· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 420patristic
For John came neither eating nor drinking,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
For John came neither eating nor drinking - Leading a very austere and mortified life: and yet, he did not receive him. A sinner will not be persuaded that what he has no mind to imitate can come from God. There are some who will rather blame holiness itself, than esteem it in those whom they do not like. He hath a devil - He is a vile hypocrite, influenced by a demon to deceive and destroy the simple.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
The Evangelists do not mean that John was excited by the miracles to acknowledge Christ at that time as Mediator; but, perceiving that Christ had acquired great reputation, and concluding that this was a fit and seasonable time for putting to the test his own declaration concerning him, he sent to him his disciples.
John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed
John came neither eating nor drinking - In a rigorous austere way, like Elijah. And they say, He hath a devil - Is melancholy, from the influence of an evil spirit.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical
The verses this one reaches12
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
At that time John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived— let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”
And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
7 more linked verses are grouped by book below ↓
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The walk8
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John 10:20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
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“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
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“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Matthew 10:25It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his…
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But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
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Matthew 3:4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
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“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
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Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
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“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
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