Luke 5:34

And He said to them, Whether are you able to make the sons of the bridechamber to fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but thy disciples eat and drink?

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

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Cross References

Matthew 25:1Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened unto ten virgins, who taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom.

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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