Matthew 9:15 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁵ And יהושע  said to them, “Are the friends of the bridegroom able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days shall come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ And Jesus replied to them, Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is still with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Jesus responded, “The wedding guests can’t mourn while the groom is still with them, can they? But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they’ll fast.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And Jesus said to them: "How can the sons of the groom mourn, while the groom is still with them? But the days will arrive when the groom will be taken away from them. And then they shall fast.

Matthew 9:15 Cross References

Isaiah 22:12

And in that day the Master יהוה  of hosts called for weeping and for mourning, for baldness and for girding with sackcloth.

Matthew 9:14

Then the taught ones of Yoḥ

Matthew 9:16

“And no one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.

Mark 2:19

And יהושע  said to them, “Are the friends of the bridegroom able to fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast.

Mark 2:20

“But the days shall come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast in those days.

Luke 17:22

And He said to the taught ones, “Days shall come when you shall long to see one of the days of the Son of Aḏ

Luke 5:34

And He said to them, “Are you able to make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?

Luke 5:35

“But days shall come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they shall fast in those days.”

John 16:6

“But because I have said these words to you, grief has filled your heart.

John 3:29

“He that has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the voice of the bridegroom. So this joy of mine is complete.

Acts 14:23

And having appointed elders in every assembly, having prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Master in whom they had believed.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive one another except with agreement for a time, to give yourselves to fasting and prayer. And come together again so that Satan does not try you because of your lack of self-control.

2 Corinthians 11:27

in toil and hardship, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness,

Revelation 19:9

And he said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who have been called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’ ” And he said to me, “These are the true words of Elohim.”

Revelation 21:2

And I, Yoḥ