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Matthew 9:14

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

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ΤότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenπροσέρχονταιproserchontaicameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “came”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).cameαὐτῷautōto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.the disciplesἸωάννουiōannouof JohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.of Johnλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΔιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.WhyἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).do weκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseesΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Pharisees”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.the Phariseesνηστεύομενnēsteuomenfastνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “fast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.fastπολλάpollaoftπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “oft”, the object formG4183much, many; often.oftοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butμαθηταίmathētaidisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notνηστεύουσινnēsteuousinto fastνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to fast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then come to him do the disciples of John, saying, 'Wherefore do we and the Pharisees fast much, and thy disciples fast not?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

Young’s Literal Translation

Then come to him do the disciples of John, saying, 'Wherefore do we and the Pharisees fast much, and thy disciples fast not?'

World English Bible

Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”

Darby Translation

Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but thy disciples fast not?

Douay-Rheims

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?

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