Matthew 9:14

New English Translation

Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”

Cross References

Proverbs 20:6

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person – who can find?

Matthew 11:2

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

Matthew 6:16

“When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

John 3:25

Now a dispute came about between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew concerning ceremonial washing.

John 4:1

Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John