Luke 5:34

New King James Version

And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?

Cross References

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 bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.

2 Corinthians 11:2

For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Matthew 22:2

“The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”

Isaiah 62:5

For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you.

Isaiah 54:5

For your Maker is your husband, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.

Song of Solomon 6:1

Where has your beloved gone, O fairest among women? Where has your beloved turned aside, That we may seek him with you?

Song of Solomon 5:8

I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, If you find my beloved, That you tell him I am lovesick!

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom 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.

Luke 5:33

Then they said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?”

Luke 5:35

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