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 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by 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 his disciples^[a](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.”^[a]

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 look for someone else?”

The Model 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 Again the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples.

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