14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
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And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? …
And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? …
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. …
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-17)The objections which were made against Christ and his disciples gave occasion to some of the most profitable of his discourses; thus are the interests of truth often served, even by the opposition it meets with from gainsayers, and thus the wisdom of Christ brings good out of evil. This is the third instance of it in this chapter; his discourse of his power to forgive sin, and his readiness to rec…
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