Matthew 11:18

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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say,‘He has a demon!’

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  • Luke 1:15 : 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
  • Matt 3:4 : 4 Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.
  • John 7:20 : 20 The crowd answered,“You’re possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”
  • John 8:48 : 48 The Judeans replied,“Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?”
  • John 10:20 : 20 Many of them were saying,“He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?”
  • Acts 26:24 : 24 As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus exclaimed loudly,“You have lost your mind, Paul! Your great learning is driving you insane!”
  • 1 Cor 9:27 : 27 Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.
  • 2 Kgs 9:11 : 11 When Jehu rejoined his master’s servants, they asked him,“Is everything all right? Why did this madman visit you?” He replied,“Ah, it’s not important. You know what kind of man he is and the kinds of things he says.”
  • Jer 15:17 : 17 I did not spend my time in the company of other people, laughing and having a good time. I stayed to myself because I felt obligated to you and because I was filled with anger at what they had done.
  • Jer 16:8-9 : 8 “‘Do not go to a house where people are feasting and sit down to eat and drink with them either. 9 For I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, tell you what will happen. I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in this land. You and the rest of the people will live to see this happen.’”
  • Jer 29:26 : 26 “The LORD has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. He has put you in charge in the LORD’s temple of controlling any lunatic who pretends to be a prophet. And it is your duty to put any such person in the stocks with an iron collar around his neck.
  • Hos 9:7 : 7 The time of judgment is about to arrive! The time of retribution is imminent! Israel will be humbled! Israel Rejects Hosea’s Prophetic Exhortations The prophet is considered a fool– the inspired man is viewed as a madman– because of the multitude of your sins and your intense animosity.
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house‘Beelzebul,’ how much worse will they call the members of his household!

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  • Luke 7:32-34
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    32They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another,‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’

    33For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say,‘He has a demon!’

    34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

  • Matt 11:19
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    19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

  • Luke 5:33-34
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    33The Superiority of the New Then they said to him,“John’s disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat and drink.”

    34So Jesus said to them,“You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

  • Matt 11:17
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    17‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’

  • Matt 9:14-15
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    14The Superiority of the New Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked,“Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”

    15Jesus said to them,“The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

  • Mark 2:16-19
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    16When the experts in the law and the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples,“Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

    17When Jesus heard this he said to them,“Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

    18The Superiority of the New Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. So they came to Jesus and said,“Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”

    19Jesus said to them,“The wedding guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they do not fast.

  • John 10:20-21
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    20Many of them were saying,“He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?”

    21Others said,“These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?”

  • Mark 3:20-22
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    20Jesus and Beelzebul Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

    21When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said,“He is out of his mind.”

    22The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said,“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”

  • Luke 11:14-15
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    14Jesus and Beelzebul Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.

    15But some of them said,“By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons!”

  • Matt 3:3-4
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    3For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

    4Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.

  • Mark 3:30
    70%

    30(because they said,“He has an unclean spirit”).

  • Luke 7:18
    70%

    18Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

  • John 8:48
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    48The Judeans replied,“Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?”

  • Matt 9:11
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    11When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples,“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

  • Mark 1:6
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    6John wore a garment made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

  • John 3:26
    69%

    26So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

  • Luke 5:30
    69%

    30But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

  • Matt 21:32
    69%

    32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.

  • Matt 9:34
    69%

    34But the Pharisees said,“By the ruler of demons he casts out demons!”

  • Matt 3:1
    69%

    1The Ministry of John the Baptist In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,

  • Matt 12:24
    69%

    24But when the Pharisees heard this they said,“He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”

  • Luke 11:18-20
    3 verses
    68%

    18So if Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

    19Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

    20But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

  • 1 Cor 11:21
    68%

    21For when it is time to eat, everyone proceeds with his own supper. One is hungry and another becomes drunk.

  • John 4:33
    68%

    33So the disciples began to say to one another,“No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”

  • Prov 4:17
    68%

    17Indeed they have eaten bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

  • Luke 15:2
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    2But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining,“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

  • Mark 9:38
    68%

    38On Jesus’ Side John said to him,“Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”

  • Luke 4:2
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    2where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.

  • Mark 5:3
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    3He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.

  • Luke 7:24
    67%

    24When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • Matt 11:2
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    2Jesus and John the Baptist Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

  • Luke 9:49
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    49On the Right Side John answered,“Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us.”

  • Matt 25:42
    67%

    42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink.

  • Matt 11:7
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    7While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • Matt 17:13
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    13Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

  • John 6:53
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    53Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.