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Matthew 9:14

John
Fasting

12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

At that time John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”

15 Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

16 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
At that time John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
KJV
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
WEB
Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”
ASV
Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
DARBY
Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but thy disciples fast not?
BLB
Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but Your disciples do not fast?”
ÅB
Da kom Johannes' disipler til ham og sa: «Hvorfor faster vi og fariseerne så mye, men dine disipler faster ikke?»
OTB
Da kom Johannes' disipler til ham og spurte: "Hvorfor faster vi og fariseerne ofte, men dine disipler faster ikke?"
B1930
Da kom Johannes' disipler til ham og sa: Hvorfor faster vi og fariseerne så meget, men dine disipler faster ikke?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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  • Luke 5:33–39

    Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”

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  • Mark 2:18–22

    Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”

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  • Matthew 6:16

    When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

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  • Matthew 11:18–19

    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

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  • Luke 18:9–12

    To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:

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  • John 3:25

    Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

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  • Proverbs 20:6

    Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

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  • Matthew 11:2

    Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

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