Matthew

Matthew 9:14

¹⁴Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often,^e but Your disciples do not fast?”

Footnotes

e 9:14 NE and WH do not include so often.

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Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	Τότε	Tote	Adverb	G5119 then
John’s	Ἰωάννου	Iōannou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2491 John
disciples	μαθηταὶ	mathētai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
came	προσέρχονται	proserchontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G4334 I come near, consent to
to	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
asked	λέγοντες	legontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3004 I say, speak
Why is it that	Διὰ	Dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Pharisees	Φαρισαῖοι	Pharisaioi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5330 a Pharisee
fast	νηστεύομεν	nēsteuomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G3522 I fast
so often	πολλά	polla	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4183 much, many, often
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
disciples	μαθηταί	mathētai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
fast	νηστεύουσιν	nēsteuousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3522 I fast

Cross-references

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Luke 5:33–39 · Mark 2:18–22 · Matthew 6:16 · Matthew 11:18–19 · John 3:25 · Proverbs 20:6 · Luke 18:9–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.