Matthew 9:14

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Mark 2:18-22 : 18 And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber 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 shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day. 21 No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made. 22 And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but [they put] new wine into fresh wine-skins.
  • Luke 5:33-39 : 33 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. 34 And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days. 36 And he spake also a parable unto them: No man rendeth a piece from a new garment and putteth it upon an old garment; else he will rend the new, and also the piece from the new will not agree with the old. 37 And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be spilled, and the skins will perish. 38 But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins. 39 And no man having drunk old [wine] desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.
  • Luke 18:9-9 : 9 And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.
  • Matt 6:16 : 16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
  • Matt 11:18-19 : 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her [ works.
  • Matt 11:2 : 2 Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples
  • John 3:25 : 25 There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying.
  • John 4:1 : 1 When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
  • Prov 20:6 : 6 Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

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  • Mark 2:16-20
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    16And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, [How is it] that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

    17And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

    18And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

    19And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

    20But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.

  • Luke 5:33-35
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    88%

    33And 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.

    34And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

    35But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days.

  • Matt 9:15-16
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    15And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.

    16And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

  • Matt 9:10-13
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    10And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

    11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners?

    12But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

    13But go ye and learn what [this] meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

  • Luke 7:32-34
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    32They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep.

    33For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

    34The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

  • Matt 15:12
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    12Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?

  • Matt 11:17-19
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    17and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.

    18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.

    19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her [ works.

  • Luke 7:18
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    18And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

  • Mark 9:14
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    14And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them.

  • Mark 7:5
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    5And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?

  • Mark 2:24-25
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    24And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

    25And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

  • Matt 12:1-3
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    1At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat.

    2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.

    3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;

  • Matt 15:1-2
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    1Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

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  • Isa 58:3
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    3Wherefore have we fasted, [say they], and thou seest not? [wherefore] have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find [your own] pleasure, and exact all your labors.

  • Matt 6:16-17
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    16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

    17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;

  • John 4:1-2
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    1When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

    2(although Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples),

  • Luke 6:2
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    2But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

  • Luke 5:30
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    30And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?

  • Matt 13:10
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    10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

  • Matt 17:13
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    13Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

  • John 4:31
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    31In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat.

  • Luke 3:12
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    12And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

  • Mark 7:2
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    2and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.

  • John 4:33
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    33The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought him [aught] to eat?

  • John 3:25
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    25There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying.

  • Luke 19:39
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    39And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.

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    10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

  • Luke 8:9
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    9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

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    1And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

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    40Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?