Luke 7:33

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.

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  • Luke 1:15 : 15 For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.
  • Mark 1:6 : 6 And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.
  • Jer 16:8-9 : 8 And you are not to go into the house of feasting, or be seated with them to take food or drink. 9 For the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, See, before your eyes and in your days I will put an end in this place to the laughing voices and the voice of joy; to the voice of the newly-married man and the voice of the bride. 10 And it will be, that when you say all these words to the people, then they will say to you, Why has the Lord done all this evil against us? what is our wrongdoing and what is our sin which we have done against the Lord our God?
  • Matt 3:4 : 4 Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.
  • Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!
  • John 8:48 : 48 The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?
  • John 8:52 : 52 The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
  • John 10:20 : 20 And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?
  • Acts 2:13 : 13 But others, making sport of them, said, They are full of new wine.

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