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31 Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor. It is the sick who need a doctor. 32 I have not come to invite good people. I have come to invite sinners to change their hearts and lives!”

Jesus Answers a Question

33 They said to Jesus, “John’s followers often give up eating[a] and pray, just as the Pharisees do. But your followers eat and drink all the time.”

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  1. 5:33 give up eating This is called “fasting.” The people would give up eating for a special time of prayer and worship to God. It was also done to show sadness.

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