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A Question about Fasting(A)

14 Then John’s disciples came to Jesus[a] and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often,[b] but your disciples don’t fast?”

15 Jesus asked them, “The wedding guests[c] can’t mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”

The Unshrunk Cloth(B)

16 “No one patches an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results. 17 Nor do people[d] pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill out, and the skins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:14 Lit. him
  2. Matthew 9:14 Other mss. lack often
  3. Matthew 9:15 Lit. The children of the wedding hall; or The children of the groom
  4. Matthew 9:17 Lit. they

A Question about Fasting(A)

18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees would fast regularly. Some people[a] came and asked Jesus,[b] “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”

19 Jesus replied, “The wedding guests[c] can’t fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they can’t fast. 20 But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.”

The Unshrunk Cloth(B)

21 “No one patches an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth. If he does, the patch pulls away from it—the new from the old—and a worse tear is made. 22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will make the skins burst, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured[d] into fresh wineskins.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 2:18 Lit. They
  2. Mark 2:18 Lit. him
  3. Mark 2:19 Lit. The children of the wedding hall; or The children of the groom
  4. Mark 2:22 The Gk. lacks is poured