Matthew 11:18 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

Matthew 11:18 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 1:15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Matthew 3:4
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
John 10:20
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
John 8:48
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
Matthew 10:25
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

Topics

Abstinence, Total Afflictions and Adversities Asceticism Atheism Deafness Devotion Disbelief Drink

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 16-24)

Christ was going on in the praise of John the Baptist and his ministry, but here stops on a sudden, and turns that to the reproach of those who enjoyed both that, and the ministry of Christ and his apostles too, in vain. As to that generation, we may observe to whom he compares them (Matt. 11:16-19), and as to the particular places he instances in, we may observe with whom he compares them, Matt.…