^5:33Then¹²⁶ they said to him, “John’s¹²⁷ disciples frequently fast¹²⁸ and pray,¹²⁹ and so do the disciples of the Pharisees,¹³⁰ but yours continue to eat and drink.”¹³¹

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Footnotes

126 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
127 Most (א*,2 A C D Θ Ψ f1, 13 𝔐 latt sy) read διὰ τί (dia ti, “Why do John’s …?”) here, turning the statement into a question. But such seems to be a motivated reading, assimilating the text to Mark 2:18 and Matt 9:14. The reading represented in the translation is supported by 𝔓4 א1 B L W Ξ 33 892* 1241 sa. John refers to John the Baptist.
128 John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees followed typical practices with regard to fasting and prayer. Many Jews fasted regularly (Lev 16:29–34; 23:26–32; Num 29:7–11). The zealous fasted twice a week on Monday and Thursday.
129 Grk “and offer prayers,” but this idiom (δέησις + ποιέω) is often simply a circumlocution for praying.
130 See the note on Pharisees in .
131 Grk “but yours are eating and drinking.” The translation “continue to eat and drink” attempts to reflect the progressive or durative nature of the action described, which in context is a practice not limited to the specific occasion at hand (the banquet).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then they said to him, “John’s disciples fast often and say prayers, and those of the Pharisees do the same, but yours eat and drink.”

NLTNew Living Translation

One day some people said to Jesus, “John the Baptist’s disciples fast and pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are your disciples always eating and drinking?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and make prayers—likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees—but yours are eating and drinking!”

KJV 1900King James Version

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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