Matthew 9:15

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Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the groom be sad while he’s with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Cross References

Revelation 19:9

Then the angel told me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!” Then he added, “These are the true words of God.”

John 3:29

The bride belongs to the groom. The friend who helps the groom waits and listens for him, and he’s filled with joy when he hears the groom’s voice. That joy is mine, and now it is complete.

Revelation 21:2

I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God like a bride dressed beautifully for her husband.

Acts 14:23

Paul and Barnabas appointed people who’d trusted in the Lord to be elders in each church. They prayed and fasted and committed the elders to the Lord’s care.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Don’t deprive each other. You could agree not to have sexual relations for a while if you really needed time to pray. But after that, you should go back to having sexual relations. Otherwise, Satan will tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

John 16:6

Instead, you’re filled with sadness because I’ve said these things.

2 Corinthians 11:27

I’ve worked very hard and often gone without sleep. I’ve been hungry and thirsty and gone without food; I’ve been cold and lacked clothes.

Matthew 9:14

One day John’s disciples came and asked Jesus, “We and the Pharisees often fast, or go without eating, so why don’t your disciples do the same?”

Matthew 9:16

“People don’t sew a patch of new cloth onto old clothes. If they did, the new piece would pull away from the old and make the tear worse.

Mark 2:19

Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the groom go without eating while he’s with them? They won’t fast while he’s celebrating with them.

Mark 2:20

But the time will come when the groom is taken away from them, and on that day, they will go without eating.

Luke 5:34

Jesus answered, “Would you ask a bridegroom’s friends to fast during his wedding celebration?

Luke 5:35

But the time will come when the groom is taken away from them, and in those days, they will go without eating.”

Luke 17:22

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you won’t see it.