Matthew 9:14 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then the disciples of John came to Jesus, inquiring, Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, [that is, abstain from food and drink as a religious exercise], but Your disciples do not fast?

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?

Common English Bible

At that time John’s disciples came and asked Jesus, “Why do we and the Pharisees frequently fast, but your disciples never fast?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then the disciples of John drew near to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast frequently, but your disciples do not fast?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 9:14 Cross References

Proverbs 20:6

Most men wilt proclaim every one his own kindness: But a faithful man who can find?

Matthew 11:2

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

Matthew 6:16

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.

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber 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.

John 3:25

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

John 4:1

When therefore the Lord knew how that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John