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31 And having responded, Jesus said to them, “The ones being healthy have no need of a physician, but the ones being ill. 32 I have not come to call righteous ones to repentance, but sinners”.

Why Do Your Disciples Not Fast? The Bridegroom Is Here. New Wineskins

33 And the ones said to Him, “The disciples of John are fasting[a] frequently and making prayers. Likewise also the ones of the Pharisees. But Yours are eating and drinking”.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 5:33 On why these two groups may have been fasting, see Mt 9:14.

31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”(A)

Jesus Questioned About Fasting(B)

33 They said to him, “John’s disciples(C) often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”

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