Matthew 11:18

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Summary

Matthew 11:18

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

John

1 Corinthians 9:27

He

General references

Proverbs 29:9

Bible References

John

Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

I did not sit in the company of revelers, nor did I rejoice; I sat alone, because your hand was upon me, for you had filled me with indignation.

You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink.

for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

He

It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.

When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, they said to him, "Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?" And he said to them, "You know the fellow and his talk."

'The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to have charge in the house of the LORDover every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and neck irons.

The days of punishment have come; the days of recompense have come; Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool; the man of the spirit is mad, because of your great iniquity and great hatred.

The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill you?"

The Jews answered him, "Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"

Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?"

And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind."

General references

If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.