Matthew 9:15

The Text-Critical English New Testament

Jesus said to them, “Can the bridegroom's attendants mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Cross References

Matthew 9:14

Then the disciples of John came to Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but yoʋr disciples do not fast?”

Matthew 9:16

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

Mark 2:19

Jesus said to them, “Can the bridegroom's attendants 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 are coming when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.

Luke 17:22

Then he said to the 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 said to them, “Can you make the bridegroom's attendants fast while the bridegroom is with them?

Luke 5:35

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

John 16:6

Rather, sorrow has filled your hearts because I have said these things to you.

John 3:29

He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.

Acts 14:23

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

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive one another, except by mutual consent for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to fasting and prayer and then come together again so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

2 Corinthians 11:27

I have endured labor and hardship, many sleepless nights, and hunger and thirst. I have often gone without food and have been cold due to a lack of sufficient clothing.

Revelation 19:9

Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.’ ” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Revelation 21:2

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