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Matthew 9:14

John
Fasting

12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.

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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?

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  • Luke 5:33–39

    And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

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  • Mark 2:18–22

    And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

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  • Matthew 6:16

    Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

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  • Matthew 11:18–19

    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

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  • Luke 18:9–12

    And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

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  • John 3:25

    Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.

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  • Proverbs 20:6

    Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

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  • Matthew 11:2

    Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

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