Matthew 9:14
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?
Rabanus Maurus
For John drank neither wine, nor strong drink, increasing his merit by abstinence, because he had no power over nature. But the Lord who has power to forgive sins, why should He shun sinners that eat, since He has power to make them more righteous than those that eat not? Yet doth Christ fast, that you should not avoid the command; but He eats with sinners that you may know His grace and power.
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A.D. 856 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 9:14-17
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.