It is like wrestling with a jellyfish. I am convinced that Jesus was the object of much conjecture and gossip. On one occasion he was speaking of John the Baptist and noting how contrary people were. He compared his generation to children who were playing together. The boys accused the girls of not wanting to dance as they played for a wedding and the girls nattered at the boys for not joining with them in funeral rituals.
People are just critical and contrary.
One says it s white and the other argues it s black. Opinions about John and Jesus were incongruous and totally off base. The gossip went this way. Did you hear about that guy John, likeable enough fellow but two cans short of a six pack. I hear that he doesn t eat anything and barely drinks enough water to get by.