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The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, `Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!` But wisdom is justified by her children."
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The Unpleasable Critic
Commentators universally highlight that Jesus is exposing a heart set on criticism. The people rejected John's asceticism and Jesus's sociability, proving that if someone is determined to reject God's message, they will always find an excuse. This serves as a warning against a "captious, fault-finding spirit" that criticizes God's messengers rather than hearing their message.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But whereunto shall I liken, etc. Christ proceeds to reprove the inconsistency and fickleness of the people of that age. He says they were…
Wisdom is justified by her works (εδικαιωθη απο των εργων αυτης). A timeless aorist passive (Robertson, Grammar, p. 836f.).…
19th Century
Anglican
Eating and drinking—that is, sharing in the common life of humanity, as seen in the feast at Matthew’s house or the wedding feast …
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Baptist
Our Lord condemns the folly of the age in which He lived. The people would not listen to the messenger of God, whoever he might be, but raised chil…
“For” shows that Jesus now gives the reason why the behavior of “this generation” suggests the above comparison. John the Baptist lived ascetically…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The son of man came eating and drinking Meaning himself, who ate and drank as men usually do, lived in the common wa…
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Christ reflects on the scribes and Pharisees, who had an arrogant opinion of themselves. He likens their behavior to children's play: children who,…
13th Century
Catholic
Here He bursts out in a rebuke of the crowds. And first, He presents a question; second, He presents a kind of metaphor; and third, He explains it.…
