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Matthew 9:14-17 Matthew 9 - Jesus heals and forgives sins

14 Jesus Questioned About Fasting
Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”

15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.

17 Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

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Cross References for Matthew 9:14-17

Romans 14:3 - The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not ea... Click to read the verse Romans 14:3 Click to read the verse Romans 14:3

Luke 18:12 - I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ Click to read the verse Luke 18:12 Click to read the verse Luke 18:12

Luke 18:9-12 - The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector To some who were confident of their own right... Click to read the verse Luke 18:9-12 Click to read the verse Luke 18:9-12

Matthew 6:16 - Fasting “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:16

Proverbs 20:6 - Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find? Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:6 Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:6

Ecclesiastes 7:16 - Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise— why destroy yourself? Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:16 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:16

John 4:1 - Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman The Pharisees heard that Jesus was gaining and baptizing mor... Click to read the verse John 4:1 Click to read the verse John 4:1

Matthew 11:18-19 - For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ Click to read the verse Matthew 11:18-19 Click to read the verse Matthew 11:18-19

Matthew 11:2 - When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples Click to read the verse Matthew 11:2 Click to read the verse Matthew 11:2

John 3:25 - An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of cer... Click to read the verse John 3:25 Click to read the verse John 3:25

Mark 2:18-22 - Jesus Questioned About Fasting Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people... Click to read the verse Mark 2:18-22 Click to read the verse Mark 2:18-22

Luke 5:33-39 - Jesus Questioned About Fasting They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so ... Click to read the verse Luke 5:33-39 Click to read the verse Luke 5:33-39