Matthew 9:15

God's Word

Jesus replied, “Can wedding guests be sad while the groom is still with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.

Cross References

Isaiah 22:12

On that day the Almighty Lord of Armies will call for crying and for mourning, for shaving your heads and for wearing sackcloth.

Matthew 9:14

Then John’s disciples came to Jesus. They said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often but your disciples never do?”

Matthew 9:16

“No one patches an old coat with a new piece of cloth that will shrink. When the patch shrinks, it will rip away from the coat, and the tear will become worse.

Mark 2:19

Jesus replied, “Can wedding guests fast while the groom is still with them? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.

Mark 2:20

But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.

Luke 17:22

Jesus said to his disciples, “The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

Luke 5:34

Jesus asked them, “Can you force wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them?

Luke 5:35

The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. At that time they will fast.”

John 16:6

But because I’ve told you this, you’re filled with sadness.

John 3:29

“The groom is the person to whom the bride belongs. The best man, who stands and listens to him, is overjoyed when the groom speaks. This is the joy that I feel.

Acts 14:23

They had the disciples in each church choose spiritual leaders, and with prayer and fasting they entrusted the leaders to the Lord in whom they believed.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Don’t withhold yourselves from each other unless you agree to do so for a set time to devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should get back together so that Satan doesn’t use your lack of self-control to tempt you.

2 Corinthians 11:27

Because I’ve had to work so hard, I’ve often gone without sleep, been hungry and thirsty, and gone without food and without proper clothes during cold weather.

Revelation 19:9

Then the angel said to me, “Write this: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the lamb’s wedding banquet.’ ” He also told me, “These are God’s true words.”

Revelation 21:2

Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like a bride ready for her husband.