Luke 5:34

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said to them, Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?

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  • John 3:29 : 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this my joy is fulfilled.
  • 2 Cor 11:2 : 2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy: for I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
  • Eph 5:25-27 : 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
  • Rev 19:7-9 : 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready. 8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 9 And he said to me, Write, Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true sayings of God.
  • Judg 14:10-11 : 10 So his father went down to the woman, and Samson made there a feast, for so the young men used to do. 11 And it happened, when they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
  • Ps 45:10-16 : 10 Listen, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear; forget your own people, and your father's house; 11 So shall the king greatly desire your beauty: for he is your Lord; and you shall worship him. 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall seek your favor. 13 The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of woven gold. 14 She shall be brought to the king in robes of needlework: the virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you. 15 With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace. 16 Instead of your fathers shall be your children, whom you may make princes in all the earth.
  • Song 2:6-7 : 6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me. 7 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and by the does of the field, that you not stir up nor awaken my love until he pleases.
  • Song 3:10-11 : 10 He made its pillars of silver, its bottom of gold, its covering of purple, its midst being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. 11 Go forth, O daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon with the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his marriage, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
  • Song 5:8 : 8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him I am lovesick.
  • Song 6:1 : 1 Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Where has your beloved turned aside? That we may seek him with you.
  • Isa 54:5 : 5 For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of hosts is His name; and your Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall He be called.
  • Isa 62:5 : 5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall your sons marry you: and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
  • Zeph 3:17 : 17 The LORD your God in the midst of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
  • Matt 22:2 : 2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who prepared a wedding for his son,
  • Matt 25:1-9 : 1 Then the kingdom of heaven shall be compared to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them. 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, No, lest there not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut.

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    14Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but your disciples do not fast?

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

    36And he spoke also a parable to them: No one puts a piece of a new garment on an old one; otherwise, the new makes a tear, and the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old.

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