Luke 5:33

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Then they said to Him, "Why do John's disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?"

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they said{G2036} unto{G4314} him,{G1223} The{G5101} disciples{G3101} of John{G2491} fast{G3522} often,{G4437} and{G2532} make{G4160} supplications;{G1162} {G2532} likewise{G3668} also the [disciples] of the Pharisees;{G5330} but{G1161} thine{G4674} eat{G2068} and{G2532} drink.{G4095}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} they said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto{G4314} him{G846}, Why{G1302} do{G3522} the disciples{G3101} of John{G2491} fast{G3522}{(G5719)} often{G4437}, and{G2532} make{G4160}{(G5731)} prayers{G1162}, and{G2532} likewise{G3668} the disciples{G3588} of the Pharisees{G5330}; but{G1161} thine{G4674} eat{G2068}{(G5719)} and{G2532} drink{G4095}{(G5719)}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then they sayde vnto him: Why do the disciples of Iohn fast often and praye and the disciples of ye Pharises also: and thine eate and drinke?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But they sayde vnto him: Wherfore fast ye disciples of Iho so of, & praye so moch, & the disciples of the Pharises likewyse, but yi disciples eate and drynke?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then they said vnto him, Why do the disciples of Iohn fast often, & pray, & the disciples of the Pharises also, but thine eate and drinke?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they sayde vnto hym: Why do the disciples of Iohn fast often, & pray, and the disciples of the pharisees also: but thyne eate and drynke?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They said to him, "Why do John's disciples often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they said unto him, `Wherefore do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications -- in like manner also those of the Pharisees -- but thine do eat and drink?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the `disciples' of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the [disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they said to him, The disciples of John frequently go without food, and make prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees; but your disciples take food and drink.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They said to him, "Why do John's disciples often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Superiority of the New Then they said to him,“John’s disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat and drink.”

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 9:14-17 : 14 Then the disciples of John came to him and asked, 'Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?' 15 Jesus answered them, 'Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.' 16 No one patches an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth, because the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill out, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.
  • Mark 2:18-22 : 18 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and people came and asked Jesus, 'Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast? 19 Jesus said to them, 'Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.' 20 'But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.' 21 'No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear becomes worse.' 22 'And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the wineskins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.'
  • Luke 11:1 : 1 One day, as Jesus was praying in a certain place, when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.'
  • Luke 18:12 : 12 'I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'
  • Luke 20:47 : 47 They devour widows’ houses and make long prayers for appearance’s sake. These will receive a greater condemnation.
  • John 1:35 : 35 The next day John was standing there again with two of his disciples.
  • John 3:25 : 25 Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a Jew about purification.
  • Acts 9:11 : 11 The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas, look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying.
  • Rom 10:2-3 : 2 I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on true knowledge. 3 For they are ignorant of the righteousness of God and seek to establish their own; they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.
  • Mark 12:40 : 40 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.'
  • Luke 7:34-35 : 34 'The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!"' 35 'Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.'
  • Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
  • Prov 28:9 : 9 If anyone turns away his ear from listening to the law, even his prayer is detestable.
  • Isa 1:15 : 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood.
  • Isa 58:3-6 : 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?' Yet on the day of your fasting, you pursue your own desires and oppress all your workers. 4 Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? 6 Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loosen the chains of injustice, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to break every yoke?
  • Zech 7:6 : 6 And when you eat and when you drink, aren’t you eating and drinking for yourselves?
  • Matt 6:5-6 : 5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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    15 And while Jesus was dining in Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining at the table with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.

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    19 Jesus said to them, 'Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.'

    20 'But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.'

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    10 While Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.

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    34 Jesus replied, "Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?

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    79%

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    24 The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

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    2 Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

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    33 So the disciples said to one another, "Could someone have brought him something to eat?"

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    6 And when you eat and when you drink, aren’t you eating and drinking for yourselves?

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    2 They saw some of His disciples eating bread with unclean, that is, unwashed hands, and they criticized them.

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