31 And
the Lord said, “To what then shall I liken the men of
this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting
in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: ‘We played the flute for
you, And you did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did not weep.’ 33 For John the Baptist came
neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating
and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax
collectors and sinners!’ 35 But wisdom is justified by all her children.”
Commentary
The Lord Jesus Christ having declared that the multitudes who were baptized by John justified God (that is proved that God is Righteous) in being baptized by him, now turns to those who did not do so, that is “the men of this generation”; meaning those who did not believe John and thus were not baptized by him. Saying: “They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: ‘We played the flute for you, And you did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did not weep.’ vs. 32
And thus, they treat God as if He is required to move to their “music” and be swayed by their “mourning” and “dance.” However, God does not move, nor respond by obeying one’s own ideas about Him, nor does He adhere to the traditions and commandments of men. And so since both John and Jesus did not act, nor respond as they would have them do, they found fault with both of them. For John the Baptist’s very ascetic and isolated lifestyle they used only to dismiss him and his message of repentance towards God by saying of him, ‘He has a demon.’ (Vs. 33) While Jesus ate and drank with His disciples and He befriended one and all, and so they only said of Him, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ vs. 34 And so it is no matter what they did, or would do, the unbelieving generation always found a fault with them. For that is what they do, they always find a fault with Jesus, or with His disciples, or with Christianity in general. No matter what He, or even any of His disciples do, the unbelieving generation will always be unmoved by them. Therefore, Jesus in concluding says, “But wisdom is justified by all her children.” That is the fruits of the Lord Jesus Christ’s own life as well as all the peoples redeemed souls and transformed lives by Him will always and perpetually justify the Wisdom of God that is God’s Son.
Commentary
The Lord Jesus Christ having declared that the multitudes who were baptized by John justified God (that is proved that God is Righteous) in being baptized by him, now turns to those who did not do so, that is “the men of this generation”; meaning those who did not believe John and thus were not baptized by him. Saying: “They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: ‘We played the flute for you, And you did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did not weep.’ vs. 32
And thus, they treat God as if He is required to move to their “music” and be swayed by their “mourning” and “dance.” However, God does not move, nor respond by obeying one’s own ideas about Him, nor does He adhere to the traditions and commandments of men. And so since both John and Jesus did not act, nor respond as they would have them do, they found fault with both of them. For John the Baptist’s very ascetic and isolated lifestyle they used only to dismiss him and his message of repentance towards God by saying of him, ‘He has a demon.’ (Vs. 33) While Jesus ate and drank with His disciples and He befriended one and all, and so they only said of Him, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ vs. 34 And so it is no matter what they did, or would do, the unbelieving generation always found a fault with them. For that is what they do, they always find a fault with Jesus, or with His disciples, or with Christianity in general. No matter what He, or even any of His disciples do, the unbelieving generation will always be unmoved by them. Therefore, Jesus in concluding says, “But wisdom is justified by all her children.” That is the fruits of the Lord Jesus Christ’s own life as well as all the peoples redeemed souls and transformed lives by Him will always and perpetually justify the Wisdom of God that is God’s Son.
Scripture Quotations
New King James Version. (1982): Thomas Nelson
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