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Luke 5:33

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KJV ORIGINAL

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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So they came up to Jesus and were like, 'Why are John's followers always fasting and praying, and the Pharisees' disciples do the same thing, but your crew is just out here eating and drinking?'

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They basically asked Jesus why his friends weren't doing all the 'religious' stuff everyone else was doing.

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But when the Pharisees saw what was happening, they called Jesus out: 'Look, your followers are doing stuff that's totally against the rules on the Sabbath.'

When the religious leaders saw Jesus hanging out and eating with tax collectors and people they considered 'bad,' they went straight to his followers and were like, 'Why is your teacher sitting at the same table as these people?'

So John the Baptist's followers and the Pharisees were all about fasting regularly. They came up to Jesus and were like, 'Hey, why don't your disciples fast like John's people and the Pharisees do?'

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