The Son of man is come eating and drinking The title explains the reason of our Lord's practice. He came as the Son of man, and therefore He came to shew that the common life of all men could be lived with perfect holiness, and that seclusion and asceticism were not necessary as universal conditions.

Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber These words are too strong. Rather, an eater, and a drinker of wine. Phagosdoes not occur in the LXX. or N. T.; oinopotesonly in Proverbs 23:20.

a friend of publicans and sinners Thus His divinest mercy was turned into His worst reproach.

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