Matthew 9:14 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁴ Then John’s disciples came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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)

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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

Many a man proclaims his loyalty, but a faithful man who can find?

Matthew 11:2

Now when John heard in prison about the works of the Messiah, he sent word through his disciples

Matthew 6:16

“And whenever you fast, do not become sad-faced like the hypocrites, for they neglect their faces to make their fasting evident to men. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full!

Matthew 9:15

And Yeshua said to them, “The guests of the bridegroom cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

John 3:25

Now an argument came up between John’s disciples and a Judean concerning purification.

John 4:1

Now Yeshua knew that the Pharisees heard that He was making and immersing more disciples than John.