On that day the Lord God of Armies called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth.
Matthew 9:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Jesus said to them, ‘Can the wedding guests be sad while the groom is with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Jesus replied to them, Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is still with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. American Standard Version (1901) And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast. Common English Bible Jesus responded, “The wedding guests can’t mourn while the groom is still with them, can they? But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they’ll fast. Catholic Public Domain Version And Jesus said to them: "How can the sons of the groom mourn, while the groom is still with them? But the days will arrive when the groom will be taken away from them. And then they shall fast. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast. |
On that day the Lord God of Armies called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads, and for the wearing of sackcloth.
Then John’s disciples came to him, saying, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast? ’
No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse.
Jesus said to them, ‘The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.
But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.
Then he told the disciples, ‘The days are coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you won’t see it.
Jesus said to them, ‘You can’t make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you?
But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them #– #then they will fast in those days.’
Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
He who has the bride is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.
When they had appointed elders for them in every church and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Do not deprive one another #– #except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
toil and hardship, many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst, often without food, cold, and without clothing.
Then he said to me, ‘Write: Blessed are those invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb! ’ He also said to me, ‘These words of God are true.’
I also saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.