Matthew 9:15

The English Standar Version

And Jesus said to 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

Revelation 19:9

And the angel said[2] to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are the true words of God."

John 3:29

The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.

Revelation 21:2

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

Acts 14:23

And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

John 16:6

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

Isaiah 22:12

In that day the Lord GOD of hosts called for weeping and mourning, for baldness and wearing sackcloth;

2 Corinthians 11:27

in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.

Matthew 9:14

Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast,[3] but your disciples do not fast?"

Matthew 9:16

No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.

Mark 2:19

And Jesus said to 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

The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

Luke 5:34

And Jesus said to them, "Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?

Luke 5:35

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

Luke 17:22

And he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.