Luke 7:34 meaning and explanation

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

Luke 7:34, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to the crowds about John the Baptist and about how his own generation responds to God's messengers. John came with austerity and was dismissed as demonized; Jesus came sharing ordinary meals and was slandered as a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.

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