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The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, `Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!`

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The Unpleasable Heart

Commentators highlight that critics rejected both John the Baptist's severe, ascetic lifestyle and Jesus's normal, sociable one. This reveals that the issue was not with God's messengers but with the hardened hearts of the audience. As one source puts it, they were like fickle children, determined to find fault regardless of the approach, thereby rejecting God's plan for them.

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Luke

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Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Luke 7:34–35

19th Century

Preacher

And ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! But wisdom is justified of all her children.

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

On Luke 7:34

Attention now turns to the contrast between the response of the people (cf. comment on 1:17) and of their hostile leaders to John and Jesus. The ta…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Luke 7:34

16th Century

Theologian

The Son of man came. To eat and drink means here nothing more than to live in the customary way, as Christ says that John cam…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Luke 7:34

17th Century

Pastor

The son of man is come eating and drinking
That is, eating bread and drinking wine, as other people do; and shuns no…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Luke 7:19–35

17th Century

Minister

To His miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this one in the kingdom of grace: To the poor the gospel is preached. This clearly p…