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Matthew 9:14
Study it in the app“Then the disciples of John come to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?””
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 9:14, word by word
- ThenΤότεTote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “Tote” appears- the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- of JohnἸωάννουIōannou
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannou” appears- comeπροσέρχονταιproserchontai
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proserchontai” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioi
Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
Where else “Pharisaioi” appears- fastνηστεύομενnēsteuomen
fast
Fast: go without food for a time in order to seek God.
Where else “nēsteuomen” appears- oftenπολλάpolla
more
Abundantly, often, or to a still higher degree.
Where else “polla” appears
Parallel passages
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The question about fasting
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Matthew 9:14-17
14Then the disciples of John come to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” 15And Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16And no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak; for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear results. 17Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out, and the wineskins are destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
18And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting. And people come and say to him, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 19And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day. 21No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made. 22And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins; but new wine into new wineskins.”
33And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and make petitions, and so do those of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” 34And he said to them, “You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? 35But days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.” 36And he was also telling a parable to them: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise, he will tear the new too, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. 38But new wine must be put into new wineskins. 39And no one who has drunk old wine wants new; for he says, ‘The old is good.’”
The context
13So go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
14 · This verse (above)
15And Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
To study Matthew 9 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus say to the paralyzed man before healing him, and how did some scribes react (vv. 2–3)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” as he sat with them (vv. 10–13)?
3. How I live it
Jesus saw the crowds with compassion (v. 36). Whom around you could you look at with more compassion today?