马太福音-Matthew 11章16~18节
| 11:16 | 但我可把这世代比作什么？好比孩童坐在市场上，招呼另一些孩童说， |
| But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to the others | |
| 11:17 | 我们向你们吹笛，你们不跳舞；我们哀歌，你们不捶胸。 |
| And say, We have played the flute to you, and you did not dance; we have sung a dirge, and you did not mourn. | |
| 11:18 | 约翰来了，不吃不喝，人就说，他有鬼附着。 |
| For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He has a demon. |
Enlightenment:
John, coming to bring men to repentance (Mark 1:4) and to cause them to grieve for sin, had no taste for eating and drinking (Luke 1:15-17); whereas Christ, coming to bring salvation to sinners and to cause them to rejoice in it, had the joy of eating and drinking with them (Matt. 9:10-11). The kingdom people, under no regulation, follow the divine wisdom, concentrating their attention upon the indwelling Christ who is their wisdom (1 Cor. 1:30), not upon their outward manner of life.
亮光
约翰来是要领人悔改，（可一4，）叫他们为罪忧伤，他没有胃口吃喝；（路一15～17；）但基督来，是要把救恩带给罪人，叫他们在其中喜乐，祂乐于和他们同吃同喝。（太九10～11）国度的子民不在规条之下，他们跟从神的智慧，专注于内住的基督，（祂是国度子民的智慧－林前一30，）并不注意外面的生活方式。