Matthew 9:15

English Majority Text Version

And Jesus said to them, "Can the groomsmen 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

Matthew 9:14

Then the disciples of John approached Him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?"

Matthew 9:16

No one puts on a patch of a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for it takes away its completeness from the garment, and the tear is made worse.

Mark 2:19

And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom 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 days shall come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast in those days.

Luke 17:22

Then He said to the disciples, " Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you shall not see it.

Luke 5:34

And He said to them, "Can you make the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them?

Luke 5:35

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

John 16:6

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

John 3:29

"He who 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. Therefore my joy has been fulfilled.

Acts 14:23

And having chosen elders for them in every church, and having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement, and that for a season, so that you may devote yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, lest Satan tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

2 Corinthians 11:27

in labor and hardship, in sleepless nights often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness--

Revelation 19:9

Then he said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb!' " And he said to me, "These are the true words of God."

Revelation 21:2

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