Matthew 9:14

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Then come to him do the disciples of John, saying, `Wherefore do we and the Pharisees fast much, and thy disciples fast not?'

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  • Mark 2:18-22 : 18 And the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and say to him, `Wherefore do the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast?' 19 And Jesus said to them, `Are the sons of the bride-chamber able, while the bridegroom is with them, to fast? so long time as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast; 20 but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast -- in those days. 21 `And no one a patch of undressed cloth doth sew on an old garment, and if not -- the new filling it up doth take from the old and the rent doth become worse; 22 and no one doth put new wine into old skins, and if not -- the new wine doth burst the skins, and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but new wine into new skins is to be put.'
  • Luke 5:33-39 : 33 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?' 34 And he said unto them, `Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber -- in the bridegroom being with them -- to fast? 35 but days will come, and, when the bridegroom may be taken away from them, then they shall fast in those days.' 36 And he spake also a simile unto them -- `No one a patch of new clothing doth put on old clothing, and if otherwise, the new also doth make a rent, and with the old the patch doth not agree, that `is' from the new. 37 `And no one doth put new wine into old skins, and if otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; 38 but new wine into new skins is to be put, and both are preserved together; 39 and no one having drunk old `wine', doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.'
  • Luke 18:9-9 : 9 And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile: 10 `Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer; 11 the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer; 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things -- as many as I possess.
  • Matt 6:16 : 16 `And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have 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, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'
  • Matt 11:2 : 2 And John having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, having sent two of his disciples,
  • John 3:25 : 25 there arose then a question from the disciples of John with `some' Jews about purifying,
  • John 4:1 : 1 When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus more disciples doth make and baptize than John,
  • Prov 20:6 : 6 A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?

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    16And the scribes and the Pharisees, having seen him eating with the tax-gatherers and sinners, said to his disciples, `Why -- that with the tax-gatherers and sinners he doth eat and drink?'

    17And Jesus, having heard, saith to them, `They who are strong have no need of a physician, but they who are ill; I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to reformation.'

    18And the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and say to him, `Wherefore do the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast?'

    19And Jesus said to them, `Are the sons of the bride-chamber able, while the bridegroom is with them, to fast? so long time as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast;

    20but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast -- in those days.

  • Luke 5:33-35
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    33And 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?'

    34And he said unto them, `Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber -- in the bridegroom being with them -- to fast?

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

  • Matt 9:15-16
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    15And Jesus said to them, `Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast.

    16`And no one doth put a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up doth take from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

  • Matt 9:10-13
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    10And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples,

    11and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'

    12And Jesus having heard, said to them, `They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

    13but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

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    32they are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep!

    33`For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He hath a demon;

    34the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

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    12Then his disciples having come near, said to him, `Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?'

  • Matt 11:17-19
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    17and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.

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

    19the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

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    18And the disciples of John told him about all these things,

  • Mark 9:14
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    14And having come unto the disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them,

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    5Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, `Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?'

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    24and the Pharisees said to him, `Lo, why do they on the sabbaths that which is not lawful?'

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    1At that time did Jesus go on the sabbaths through the corn, and his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck ears, and to eat,

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    1Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees -- saying,

    2`Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

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  • Matt 6:16-17
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    16`And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

    17`But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,

  • John 4:1-2
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    1When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus more disciples doth make and baptize than John,

    2(though indeed Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples,)

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    2and certain of the Pharisees said to them, `Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

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    33The disciples then said one to another, `Did any one bring him anything to eat?'

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    9And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?'

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    40And those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, `Are we also blind?'