Matthew 9:15

New American Bible - revised edition

Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Cross References

Isaiah 22:12

On that day the Lord, the God of hosts, called For weeping and mourning, for shaving the head and wearing sackcloth.

Matthew 9:14

Then the disciples of John approached him and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast [much], but your disciples do not fast?”

Matthew 9:16

No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth, for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse.

Mark 2:19

Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests 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 fast on that day.

Luke 17:22

Then he said to his disciples, “The days 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 answered them, “Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?

Luke 5:35

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

John 16:6

But because I told you this, grief has filled your hearts.

John 3:29

The one who has the bride is the bridegroom; the best man, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made complete.

Acts 14:23

They appointed presbyters for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had put their faith.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive each other, except perhaps by mutual consent for a time, to be free for prayer, but then return to one another, so that Satan may not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

2 Corinthians 11:27

in toil and hardship, through many sleepless nights, through hunger and thirst, through frequent fastings, through cold and exposure.

Revelation 19:9

Then the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who have been called to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These words are true; they come from God.”

Revelation 21:2

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