ὅμοιοί εἰσιν : referring to ἀνθρώπους, ὁμοία in Mt. referring to γενεὰν. The variations in Lk.'s version from Mt.'s are slight: both seem to be keeping close to a common source ἀλλήλοις for ἑτέροις, ἐκλαύσατε for ἐκόψασθε; in Luke 7:33 ἄρτον is inserted after ἐσθίων and οἶνον after πίνων; following a late tradition, think Meyer and Schanz. More probably they are explanatory editorial touches by Lk., as if to say: John did eat and drink, but not bread and wine. For ἦλθεν Lk. substitutes in Luke 7:33-34 ἐλήλυθεν = is come. Thus the two prophets have taken their place once for all in the page of history: the one as an ascetic, the other as avoiding peculiarity influencing men not by the method of isolation but by the method of sympathy. The malignant caricature of this genial character in Luke 7:34 glutton, drunkard, comrade of publicans and sinners originated doubtless in the Capernaum mission.

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