Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 7:33

"For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon." — Luke 7:33 (ASV)

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say, he has a devil.

"He came among you as an ascetic, denying himself, not only the luxuries of life, but even the common comforts that others enjoyed, and you say, 'He has a devil.'"

And you say, He has a devil.

"He is out of his mind altogether, possessed by the devil."

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine;—

An ascetic of ascetics,—