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What does Luke 7:33 mean?
"For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’"
— Luke 7:33 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
“To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?
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.’
For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
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!’
Wisdom is justified by all her children.”
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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