Luke 7:24–35

²⁴And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind? ²⁵But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings. ²⁶But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and what is more excellent than a prophet. ²⁷This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee; ²⁸for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater prophet is no one than John the baptist; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ²⁹(And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John; ³⁰but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.) ³¹To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like? ³²They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. ³³For John the baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon. ³⁴The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners; ³⁵and wisdom has been justified of all her children.