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Matthew 9:14

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?”

Matthew 9:14 BSB
  1. a NE and WH do not include so often.

Matthew 9:14 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 5:33–39 (9 votes) and Mark 2:18–22 (7 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Psalm 35 to Romans 14.

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Which verses does Matthew 9:14 point to?

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  1. Luke 5:33–399 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? …

  2. Mark 2:18–227 votes

    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?” Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast. …

  3. 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.

  4. Matthew 11:18–194 votes

    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

  5. Proverbs 20:63 votes

    Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

  6. Luke 18:9–123 votes

    To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. …

  7. John 3:253 votes

    Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

  8. Matthew 11:22 votes

    Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

  9. John 4:12 votes

    When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John

Which verses point to Matthew 9:14?

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