Luke 5:34

Geneva Bible (1560)

And he said vnto them, Can ye make the children of the wedding chamber to fast, as long as the bridegrome is with them?

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  • John 3:29 : 29 He that hath the bride, is the bridegrome: but the friend of the bridegrome which standeth and heareth him, reioyceth greatly, because of the bridegromes voyce. This my ioy therefore is fulfilled.
  • 2 Cor 11:2 : 2 For I am ielous ouer you, with godly ielousie: for I haue prepared you for one husband, to present you as a pure virgine to Christ:
  • Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, loue your wiues, euen as Christ loued the Church, & gaue himselfe for it, 26 That hee might sanctifie it, and clense it by the washing of water through the worde, 27 That hee might make it vnto him selfe a glorious Church, not hauing spot or wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it shoulde bee holy and without blame.
  • Rev 19:7-9 : 7 Let vs be glad and reioyce, and giue glory to him: for the marriage of that Lambe is come, and his wife hath made her selfe ready. 8 And to her was granted, that she should be arayed with pure fine linnen and shining, for the fine linnen is the righteousnesse of Saintes. 9 Then he said vnto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called vnto the Lambes supper; he said vnto me, These wordes of God are true.
  • Judg 14:10-11 : 10 So his father went down vnto the woman, and Samson made there a feast: for so vsed the yong men to doe. 11 And when they sawe him, they brought thirtie companions to be with him.
  • Ps 45:10-16 : 10 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine eare: forget also thine owne people and thy fathers house. 11 So shal the King haue pleasure in thy beautie: for he is thy Lord, and reuerence thou him. 12 And the daughter of Tyrus with the rich of the people shall doe homage before thy face with presents. 13 The Kings daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of broydred golde. 14 She shalbe brought vnto the King in raiment of needle worke: the virgins that follow after her, and her companions shall be brought vnto thee. 15 With ioy & gladnes shall they be brought, and shall enter into the Kings palace. 16 In steade of thy fathers shall thy children be: thou shalt make them princes through all the earth.
  • Song 2:6-7 : 6 His left hande is vnder mine head, and his right hand doeth imbrace me. 7 I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, by the roes and by the hindes of the fielde, that ye stirre not vp, nor waken my loue, vntill she please.
  • Song 3:10-11 : 10 Hee made the pillars thereof of siluer, and the pauement thereof of gold, the hangings thereof of purple, whose middes was paued with the loue of the daughters of Ierusalem. 11 Come forth, ye daughters of Zion, and behold the King Salomon with the crowne, wherewith his mother crowned him in ye day of his mariage, and in the day of the gladnes of his heart.
  • Song 5:8 : 8 I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, if you finde my welbeloued, that you tell him that I am sicke of loue.
  • Song 6:1 : 1 O the fairest among women, whither is thy welbeloued gone? whither is thy welbeloued turned aside, that we may seeke him with thee?
  • Isa 54:5 : 5 For hee that made thee, is thine husband (whose Name is the Lorde of hostes) and thy redeemer the Holy one of Israel, shall be called the God of the whole world.
  • Isa 62:5 : 5 For as a yong man marieth a virgine, so shall thy sonnes marry thee: and as a bridegrome is glad of the bride, so shall thy God reioyce ouer thee.
  • Zeph 3:17 : 17 The Lord thy God in the middes of thee is mightie: hee will saue, hee will reioyce ouer thee with ioye: he will quiet himselfe in his loue: he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy.
  • Matt 22:2 : 2 The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine King which maried his sonne,
  • Matt 25:1-9 : 1 Then ye kingdome of heauen shalbe likened vnto tenne virgins, which tooke their lampes, and went foorth to meete the bridegrome. 2 And fiue of them were wise, & fiue foolish. 3 The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them. 4 But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes. 5 Nowe while the bridegrome taried long, all slumbred and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a crie made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth: goe out to meete him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so, lest there will not be ynough for vs and you: but goe ye rather to them that sell, and bye for your selues. 10 And while they went to bye, the bridegrome came: and they that were readie, went in with him to the wedding, and the gate was shut.

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    18And the disciples of Iohn, and the Pharises did fast, and came and saide vnto him, Why doe the disciples of Iohn, and of the Pharises fast, and thy disciples fast not?

    19And Iesus saide vnto them, Can the children of the marriage chamber fast, whiles the bridegrome is with them? as long as they haue the bridegrome with them, they cannot fast.

    20But the daies will come, when the bridegrome shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast in those daies.

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    14Then came the disciples of Iohn to him, saying, Why doe we and the Pharises fast oft, and thy disciples fast not?

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    35But the dayes will come, euen when the bridegrome shalbe taken away from them: then shall they fast in those dayes.

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