A: Many Jews fasted as a matter of custom and tradition, not out of devotion to God, and the disciples had no need to fast for that reason. Christians still fast today, to focus their prayers, and as another way to express their sorrow or earnestness of their request to God.
J: Wayahudi wengi walikuwa wanafunga kwa sababu ya desturi na mapokeo, si kwa ajili ya kujitoa kwao kwa Mungu, na wanafunzi hawakupaswa kufunga kwa sababu hii. Wakristo bado wanafunga leo, ili waweze kupata muda zaidi wa kusali, na kama nyingine ya kuonyesha masikitiko au udhabiti wa maombi yao kwa Mungu.