KJV King James Version
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
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Matthew 9:15
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus said to them, ‘Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast.
Surrounding context — Matthew 9
12 But when Jesus heard [that], he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.
13 But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦς·G2424 · IēsousJesusμὴG3361 · mēnotδύνανταιG1410 · dunamaibe ableοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱοὶG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoνυμφῶνοςG3567 · numphōnbridegroomπενθεῖνG3996 · pentheōto mournἐφ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstὅσονG3745 · hososjust as/how muchμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heἐστινG1510 · eimito beὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoνυμφίος;G3566 · numphiosbridegroomἐλεύσονταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goδὲG1161 · dethenἡμέραιG2250 · hēmeradayὅτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)ἀπαρθῇG522 · apairōto take awayἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoνυμφίος,G3566 · numphiosbridegroomκαὶG2532 · kaiandτότεG5119 · totethenνηστεύσουσιν.G3522 · nēsteuōto fast
Cross-references
Revelation 19:9And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.John 3:29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.Revelation 21:2And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.Acts 13:1-3Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.John 16:20-22Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.Acts 14:23And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.Matthew 25:1-10Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.Psalm 45:14-15She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.Isaiah 22:12And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:1 Corinthians 7:5Defraud ye not one the other, except [it be] with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.Luke 24:13-21And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem [about] threescore furlongs.John 16:6But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.Judges 14:11-20And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.2 Corinthians 11:27In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.Acts 1:9-10And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
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