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Luke 5:32-34
Lexham English Bible
Luke 5:32-34
Lexham English Bible
32 I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”
On Fasting
33 And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and make prayers—likewise also the disciples[a] of the Pharisees—but yours are eating and drinking!” 34 So he[b] said[c] to them, “You are not able to make the bridegroom’s attendants[d] fast as long as the bridegroom is with them, are you?[e]
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- Luke 5:33 The word “disciples” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- Luke 5:34 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Luke 5:34 Some manuscripts have “So Jesus said”
- Luke 5:34 Literally “sons of the bridal chamber”
- Luke 5:34 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “are you”
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