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Mark 2:18
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Mark 2:18
Contemporary English Version
People Ask about Going without Eating
(Matthew 9.14-17; Luke 5.33-39)
18 The followers of John the Baptist and the Pharisees often went without eating.[a] Some people came and asked Jesus, “Why do the followers of John and those of the Pharisees often go without eating, while your disciples never do?”
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- 2.18 without eating: The Jewish people sometimes went without eating (also called “fasting”) to show their love for God or to show sorrow for their sins.
Luke 5:33
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Luke 5:33
Contemporary English Version
People Ask about Going without Eating
(Matthew 9.14-17; Mark 2.18-22)
33 Some people said to Jesus, “John's followers often pray and go without eating,[a] and so do the followers of the Pharisees. But your disciples never go without eating or drinking.”
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- 5.33 without eating: See the note at 2.37.
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