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Mark 2:17-19
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Mark 2:17-19
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
17 When Jesus heard this, he said to them, ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.’
The Question about Fasting
18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and people[a] came and said to him, ‘Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?’ 19 Jesus said to them, ‘The wedding-guests cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
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Mark 2:17-19
New International Version
Mark 2:17-19
New International Version
17 On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(A)
Jesus Questioned About Fasting(B)
18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting.(C) Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?”
19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them.
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