They do all their deeds to be seen by others, for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.
Mark 2:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and people came and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were observing a fast; and [some people] came and asked Jesus, Why are John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fasting, but Your disciples are not doing so? American Standard Version (1901) And John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? Common English Bible John’s disciples and the Pharisees had a habit of fasting. Some people asked Jesus, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but yours don’t?” Catholic Public Domain Version And the disciples of John, and the Pharisees, were fasting. And they arrived and said to him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the disiples of John and the Pharisees used to fast; and they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast? |
They do all their deeds to be seen by others, for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long.
“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.
so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Jesus said to them, “The wedding attendants cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Not knowing the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.