Verse 15

And Jesus said to 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 they shall fast.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og Jesus sa til dem: «Kan bryllupsgjestene sørge så lenge brudgommen er med dem? Men dager skal komme da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, da skal de faste.»

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og Jesus sa til dem: 'Kan bryllupsgjestene sørge så lenge brudgommen er med dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, og da skal de faste.'

• Norsk King James

  Og Jesus sa til dem: «Kan brudesvennene sørge så lenge brudgommen er med dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt bort fra dem, og da skal de faste.»

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jesus svarte: «Kan bryllupsgjestene sørge så lenge brudgommen er hos dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og Jesus sa til dem: Kan bryllupsgjestene sørge så lenge brudgommen er med dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Jesus svarte dem: "Kan bryllupsgjestene sørge så lenge brudgommen er hos dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Jesus svarte dem: Kan brudgommens venner sørge så lenge brudgommen er hos dem? Men dager skal komme da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Jesus svarte: «Kan bryllupsfolk sørge så lenge brudgommen er med dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt bort, og da skal de faste.»

• gpt4.5-preview

  Jesus svarte dem: «Kan bryllupsgjestene sørge så lenge brudgommen ennå er hos dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Jesus svarte dem: «Kan bryllupsgjestene sørge så lenge brudgommen ennå er hos dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jesus sa til dem: Kan vel brudgommens venner sørge så lenge brudgommen er hos dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt bort fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jesus answered them, 'Can the wedding guests mourn while the bridegroom is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.'

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Jesus svarte: «Kan bryllupsgjestene sørge så lenge brudgommen er hos dem? Det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt bort fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Jesus sagde til dem: Kunne Bryllupsfolkene sørge, saalænge Brudgommen er hos dem? men de Dage skulle komme, naar Brudgommen skal borttages fra dem, og da skulle de faste.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Jesus sa til dem: Kan bryllupsgjestene sørge så lenge brudgommen er hos dem? Men det vil komme dager da brudgommen tas fra dem, da skal de faste.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jesus sa til dem: "Kan brudgommens venner sørge så lenge brudgommen er hos dem? Men dager skal komme da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Jesus sa til dem: «Kan brudgommens venner sørge så lenge brudgommen er hos dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Jesus sa til dem: Kan brudesvennene sørge så lenge brudgommen er hos dem? Men dager skal komme da brudgommen blir tatt bort fra dem, og da vil de faste.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Jesus sa til dem: Kan bryllupsgjestene sørge så lenge brudgommen er med dem? Men det skal komme dager da brudgommen tas fra dem, og da skal de faste.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iesus sayde vnto them: Can ye weddynge chyldren morne as longe as ye bridegrome is wt them? The tyme will come whe the bridegrome shalbe take fro them and then shall they faste.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iesus sayde vnto the: Can the weddynge chyldre mourne as loge as the bridegrome is with them? The tyme will come, when the bridegrome shalbe taken from them, and the shall they fast.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iesus saide vnto them, Can the children of the marriage chamber mourne as long as the bridegrome is with them? But the daies will come, when the bridegrome shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iesus sayde vnto them: Can the chyldren of the bryde chaumber mourne, as long as the brydegrome is with them? But the dayes wyll come, when the brydegrome shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jesus said to them, `Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of the newly-married man be sad as long as he is with them? But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then will they go without food.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus said to them,“The wedding guests cannot mourn while the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days are coming when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

Referenced Verses

• 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.
• Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed.
• 1 Cor 7:5 : 5 Do not deprive one another, except with consent for a time, to give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
• 2 Cor 11:27 : 27 In weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
• Rev 19:9 : 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.
• Rev 21:2 : 2 And I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
• Acts 13:1-3 : 1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
• John 16:6 : 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
• John 16:20-22 : 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice: and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 21 A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come: but as soon as she has delivered the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a man has been born into the world. 22 And now you have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
• Judg 14:11-20 : 11 And it happened, when they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. 12 And Samson said to them, I will now put forth a riddle to you. If you can certainly declare it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty changes of garments. 13 But if you cannot declare it to me, then you shall give me thirty sheets and thirty changes of garments. And they said to him, Put forth your riddle, so we may hear it. 14 And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days explain the riddle. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Entice your husband to tell us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Is it not so? 16 And Samson's wife wept before him and said, You only hate me, and love me not. You have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and have not told it to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not told it to my father or my mother, and shall I tell you? 17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted. And it came to pass on the seventh day that he told her, because she pressed him greatly. And she told the riddle to the children of her people. 18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle. 19 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and killed thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of garments to those who explained the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. 20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
• Ps 45:14-15 : 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.
• Isa 22:12 : 12 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth.
• 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.
• Luke 24:13-21 : 13 And behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was about sixty furlongs from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together about all these things which had happened. 15 And it happened, as they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. 16 But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know him. 17 And he said to them, What are these things you are discussing with each other as you walk, and are sad? 18 And one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem and have not known the things which have happened there in these days? 19 And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: 20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that it was he who was going to redeem Israel: and besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened.
• Acts 1:9-9 : 9 And when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;