² When John,^(A) who was in prison,^(B) heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples

¹² John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it.^(A) Then they went and told Jesus.

² “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”^(A)

Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer^(A)(B)

11 One day Jesus was praying^(C) in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord,^(D) teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

¹² I fast^(A) twice a week and give a tenth^(B) of all I get.’