Matthew 9:15

A Conservative Version

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot 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.

Cross References

Revelation 19:9

And he says to me, Write, Blessed are those who have been called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. And he says to me, These are the TRUE sayings of God.

John 3:29

He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This therefore my joy is fulfilled.

Revelation 21:2

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Acts 14:23

And having appointed elders for them in every congregation, having prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not defraud each other except from agreement for a time, so that ye may have time for fasting and prayer. And come together again for the same thing, so that Satan not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

John 16:6

But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

Isaiah 22:12

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

2 Corinthians 11:27

in toil and hardship, in frequent sleeplessness, in hunger and thirst, in frequent fasts, in cold and nakedness.

Matthew 9:14

Then the disciples of John come to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but thy disciples fast not?

Matthew 9:16

And no man puts a patch of new cloth upon an old garment, for the patch of it pulls from the garment, and a tear becomes worse.

Mark 2:19

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them. As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

Mark 2:20

But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will they fast in those day.

Luke 5:34

And he said to them, Ye cannot make the sons of the wedding hall fast while the bridegroom is with them.

Luke 5:35

But the days will also come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.

Luke 17:22

And he said to the disciples, The days will come when ye will long to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye will not see it.