Marco 2:18

La Bibbia di Giovanni Diodati

OR i discepoli di Giovanni, e quei de’ Farisei, digiunavano. E quelli vennero a Gesù, e gli dissero: Perchè digiunano i discepoli di Giovanni, e quei de’ Farisei, e i tuoi discepoli non digiunano?

Parallel Translations

La Nuova Diodati
Allora i discepoli di Giovanni e quelli dei farisei stavano digiunando. Ora essi vennero da Ges e gli dissero: "Perch i discepoli di Giovanni e quelli dei farisei digiunano mentre i tuoi discepoli non digiunano?".

Riveduta Bibbia
Or i discepoli di Giovanni e i Farisei solevano digiunare. E vennero a Gesù e gli dissero: Perché i discepoli di Giovanni e i discepoli dei Farisei digiunano, e i discepoli tuoi non digiunano?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the disciples: Matthew 9:14-17, Luke 5:33-39

Why: Matthew 6:16, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 23:5, Luke 18:12, Romans 10:3

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast,.... Or "were fasting"; perhaps that very day, and so were the more displeased at this entertainment, Matthew had made for Christ and his disciples, and at their being at it; or fasting was usual with them: they fasted often, both John's disciples, and the disciples of the Pharisees, or the Pharisees themselves; so the Vulgate Latin reads: of their frequent fasting, :-,

and they came: both the disciples of John, Matthew 9:14, and the Scribes and Pharisees, Luke 5:30,

and say unto him, why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? Luke 5:30- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast - Were accustomed often to fast. Compare Luke 5:33; Luke 18:12.

And they come and say - The disciples of John come, Matthew 9:4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 18. Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast — See this largely explained on Matthew 9:14, c. The following vices are very common to Pharisees.

1. They are more busied in censuring the conduct of others than in rectifying their own.

2. They desire that every one should regulate his piety by theirs and embrace their particular customs and forms of devotion.

3. They speak of and compare themselves with other people, only that they may have an opportunity of distinguishing and exalting themselves.

On the nature, times, and duration of fasting, see Matthew 6:16; Matthew 9:15.