Luke 5:34

And he said to them, Ye cannot make the sons of the wedding hall fast while the bridegroom is with them.

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In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

In Context

33And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink.

35But the days will also come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.

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Cross References

Judges 14:10And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, for so the young men used to do.

Song of Solomon 2:6His left hand [is] under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

Song of Solomon 5:8I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him that I am sick from love.

Isaiah 54:5For thy maker is thy husband. LORD of hosts is his name. And the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer. He shall be called the God of the whole earth.

Zephaniah 3:17LORD thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over thee with joy. He will rest in his love. He will joy over thee with singing.

Matthew 25:1Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to the bridegroom's gathering.

Matthew Henry on Luke 5:28-39

The Call of Matthew; Watchfulness Inculcated. 27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering… Read the whole commentary →

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