Matthew 9:14

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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

Cross References

Proverbs 20:6

Many proclaim themselves loyal, but who can find one worthy of trust?

Matthew 11:2

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples

Matthew 6:16

“And whenever you fast, do not look somber, like the hypocrites, for they mark their faces to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said to them, “The wedding attendants cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

John 3:25

Now a discussion about purification arose between John’s disciples and a Jew.

John 4:1

Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard, “Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John”