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Mark 2:18
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Mark 2:18
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Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting(A)
18 (B)The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasting. Then they came and said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”
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Mark 2:18
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Mark 2:18
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Jesus Questioned About Fasting(A)
18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting.(B) Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?”
Mark 2:18
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Mark 2:18
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18 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?
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Luke 5:33-35
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Luke 5:33-35
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Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting(A)
33 Then they said to Him, (B)“Why[a] do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?”
34 And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the (C)bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.”
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- Luke 5:33 NU omits Why do, making the verse a statement
Luke 5:33-35
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Luke 5:33-35
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Jesus Questioned About Fasting(A)
33 They said to him, “John’s disciples(B) often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”
34 Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom(C) fast while he is with them? 35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them;(D) in those days they will fast.”
Luke 5:33-35
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Luke 5:33-35
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33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
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Luke 18:12
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Luke 18:12
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12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’
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Luke 18:12
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Luke 18:12
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Luke 18:12
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Luke 18:12
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12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
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