King James Version
Luke 5:33 in the King James Version says “And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pha...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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?”
Luke 5:33 · KJV
And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
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?
And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“often”
G4437clasped (thick), i.e., (figuratively) frequent; neuter plural (as adverb) frequently
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“of the Pharisees”
G5330a separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary
“eat”
G2068used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by g5315; to eat (usually literal)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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