Matthew 9:14-17
Lexham English Bible
On Fasting
14 Then the disciples of John[a] approached him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “The bridegroom’s attendants[b] are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But days are coming when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16 But no one puts a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment, for its patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear becomes worse. 17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise[c] the wineskins burst and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are destroyed. But they put new wine into new wineskins and both are preserved.”
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- Matthew 9:14 That is, John the Baptist
- Matthew 9:15 Literally “the sons of the bridal chamber”
- Matthew 9:17 Literally “but if not”
Matthew 9:14-17
International Standard Version
A Question about Fasting(A)
14 Then John’s disciples came to Jesus[a] and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often,[b] but your disciples don’t fast?”
15 Jesus asked them, “The wedding guests[c] can’t mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”
The Unshrunk Cloth(B)
16 “No one patches an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results. 17 Nor do people[d] pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill out, and the skins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
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- Matthew 9:14 Lit. him
- Matthew 9:14 Other mss. lack often
- Matthew 9:15 Lit. The children of the wedding hall; or The children of the groom
- Matthew 9:17 Lit. they
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