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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Luke 5:33 Catholic Bible: Some people said to Jesus, "The disciples of John fast frequently and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but your disciples eat and drink." </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/luke/5-33.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/luke/5-33.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/luke/5-33.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/luke/1.htm">Luke</a> > <a href="/gntd/luke/5.htm">Chapter 5</a> > Verse 33</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../luke/5-32.htm" title="Luke 5:32">◄</a> Luke 5:33 <a href="../luke/5-34.htm" title="Luke 5:34">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/luke/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/luke/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Some people said to Jesus, "The disciples of John fast frequently and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but your disciples eat and drink." <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they said to him, “John’s disciples, like the disciples of the Pharisees, frequently fast and pray, but your disciples eat and drink.”<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/luke/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Some people said to Jesus, "John's followers often pray and go without eating, and so do the followers of the Pharisees. But your disciples never go without eating or drinking." <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but yours eat and drink.”<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/luke/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink?<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink?</p><p class="hdg">Why.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/18-12.htm">Luke 18:12</a> I fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that I possess.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/58-3.htm">Isaiah 58:3-6</a> Why have we fasted, and thou hast not regarded: have we humbled our souls, and thou hast not taken notice? Behold in the day of your fast your own will is found, and you exact of all your debtors. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../zechariah/7-6.htm">Zechariah 7:6</a> And when you did eat and drink, did you not eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/9-14.htm">Matthew 9:14-17</a> Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees, fast often, but thy disciples do not fast? . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../mark/2-18.htm">Mark 2:18-22</a> And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast. And they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast? . . . </p><p class="hdg">and make.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/11-1.htm">Luke 11:1</a> And it came to pass that as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/20-47.htm">Luke 20:47</a> Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../proverbs/28-9.htm">Proverbs 28:9</a> He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be an abomination.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a> And when you stretch forth your hands, I will turn away my eyes from you: and when you multiply prayer, I will not hear: for your hands are full of blood.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/6-5.htm">Matthew 6:5,6</a> And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a> Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour the houses of widows, praying long prayers. For this you shall receive the greater judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../mark/12-40.htm">Mark 12:40</a> Who devour the houses of widows under the pretence of long prayer. These shall receive greater judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/9-11.htm">Acts 9:11</a> And the Lord said to him: Arise and go into the street that is called Strait and seek in the house of Judas, one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold he prayeth.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../romans/10-2.htm">Romans 10:2,3</a> For I bear them witness that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. . . . </p><p class="hdg">but.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/7-34.htm">Luke 7:34,35</a> The Son of man is come eating and drinking. And you say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners. . . . </p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/luke/5.htm">Questions about Fasting</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32</span>I came not to call the just, but sinners to penance. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl">And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink?</span> <span class="reftext">34</span>To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast whilst the bridegroom is with them?…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/9-14.htm">Matthew 9:14</a></span><br />Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees, fast often, but thy disciples do not fast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../mark/2-18.htm">Mark 2:18</a></span><br />And the disciples of John and the Pharisees used to fast. And they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../luke/2-37.htm">Luke 2:37</a></span><br />And she was a widow until fourscore and four years: who departed not from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving night and day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../luke/5-32.htm">Luke 5:32</a></span><br />I came not to call the just, but sinners to penance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../luke/5-34.htm">Luke 5:34</a></span><br />To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast whilst the bridegroom is with them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to 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