Luke 5:34 - Easy To Read Version Jesus said to them, \{“When there is a wedding\}, you cannot make the friends of the bridegroom {\cf2\super [102]} fast {\cf2\super [103]} while he is still with them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jesus said to them, Can you make the wedding guests fast as long as the bridegroom is with them? American Standard Version (1901) And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Common English Bible Jesus replied, “You can’t make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you? Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them: "How can you cause the sons of the groom to fast, while the groom is still with them? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast, whilst the bridegroom is with them? |
Why? Because your husband {\cf2\super [429]} \par is the One (God) who made you.\par His name is the Lord All-Powerful.\par He is the Protector {\cf2\super [430]} of Israel.\par He is the Holy One of Israel.\par And he will be called\par the God of all the earth!\par
When a young man loves a woman,\par he marries her,\par and she becomes his wife.\par In the same way, your land will belong\par to your children.\par A man is very happy with his new wife.\par In the same way, your God\par will be very happy with you.”\par
The Lord your God is with you.\par He is like a powerful soldier.\par He will save you.\par He will show how much he loves you.\par He will show you how happy he is\par with you.\par He will laugh and be happy about you,\par
“The kingdom of heaven is like a king that prepared a wedding dinner for his son.
Jesus answered, “\{When there is a wedding,\} the friends of the bridegroom {\cf2\super [110]} are not sad while he is with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom will leave them. The friends are sad when the bridegroom leaves. Then they will fast. {\cf2\super [111]}
They said to Jesus, “John’s followers often fast {\cf2\super [100]} and pray, the same as the followers of the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [101]} But your followers eat and drink all the time.”
But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then his friends will fast.”
The bride always belongs to the bridegroom. {\cf2\super [55]} The friend that helps the bridegroom just waits and listens. He’s happy just to hear the bridegroom talk. That’s how I feel now. I’m so happy that he (Jesus) is here.
I feel jealousy for you. And this jealousy is a jealousy that comes from God. I promised to give you to Christ. Christ must be your only husband. I want to give you to Christ to be his pure bride. {\cf2\super [30]}