Cross references
Mark 2:18
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
Mark 2:18 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 6:18 (6 votes) and Matthew 9:14–17 (6 votes). 6 other verses point back to it. It links with 3 other books, from Matthew 6 to Romans 10.
Which verses does Mark 2:18 point to?
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- Matthew 6:186 votes
so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- Matthew 9:14–176 votes
Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?” Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. …
- Luke 18:126 votes
I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’
- Matthew 6:165 votes
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- Luke 5:33–393 votes
Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.” Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? …
- Matthew 23:52 votes
All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
- Romans 10:32 votes
Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
Which verses point to Mark 2:18?
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