Luke 5:34

New Century Version

Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is still with them.

Cross References

Song of Solomon 5:8

Promise me, women of Jerusalem, if you find my lover, tell him I am weak with love.

Song of Solomon 6:1

Where has your lover gone, most beautiful of women? Which way did your lover turn? We will look for him with you.

Isaiah 54:5

The God who made you is like your husband. His name is the Lord All-Powerful. The Holy One of Israel is the one who saves you. He is called the God of all the earth.

Isaiah 62:5

As a young man marries a woman, so your children will marry your land. As a man rejoices over his new wife, so your God will rejoice over you.

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is with you; the mighty One will save you. He will rejoice over you. You will rest in his love; he will sing and be joyful about you.”

Matthew 22:2

“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered, “The friends of the bridegroom are not sad while he is with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

Luke 5:33

They said to Jesus, “John’s followers often fast for a certain time and pray, just as the Pharisees do. But your followers eat and drink all the time.”

Luke 5:35

But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”

John 3:29

The bride belongs only to the bridegroom. But the friend who helps the bridegroom stands by and listens to him. He is thrilled that he gets to hear the bridegroom’s voice. In the same way, I am really happy.

2 Corinthians 11:2

I am jealous over you with a jealousy that comes from God. I promised to give you to Christ, as your only husband. I want to give you as his pure bride.