A Question about Fasting

¹⁴ Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” ^(A)

² Now when John heard in prison what the Christ was doing, he sent a message through his disciples^(A)

¹² Then his disciples came, removed the corpse,^[a] buried it, and went and reported to Jesus.

A Question about Fasting

¹⁸ Now^(A) John’s^(B) disciples^(C) and the Pharisees^[a](D) were fasting.^(E) People came and asked him, “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast?”

²⁹ When John’s disciples^(A) heard about it, they came and removed his corpse and placed it in a tomb.^(B)

A Question about Fasting

³³ Then they said to him, “John’s disciples fast often and say prayers, and those of the Pharisees do the same, but yours eat and drink.”

In Praise of John the Baptist

¹⁸ Then John’s disciples told him about all these things.^(A) So John summoned two of his disciples ¹⁹ and sent them to the Lord, asking, “Are you the one^(B) who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

The Lord’s Prayer

11 He was praying^(A) in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”^(B)

³⁵ The next day, John was standing with two of his disciples.

³⁷ The two disciples heard him say this and followed Jesus.