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?
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Gill's Exposition
And he said unto them,.... The disciples of John, or the Scribes and Pharisees:
can ye make the children of the bride chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? signifying, that he was the…
See this passage illustrated in the notes at Mat 9:14-17. Luk 5:39 Having drunk old wine ... - Wine increases its strength and flavor, and its mildness and mellowness, by age, and the old is therefore…
All this, except the last verse, we had before in Matthew and Mark; it is not the story of any miracle in nature wrought by our Lord Jesus, but it is an account of some of the wonders of his grace,…
Cambridge Bible
And they said St Luke here omits the remarkable fact that the disciples of John, who still formed a distinct body, joined the Pharisees in asking this question. It is clear that they were sometimes…
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