Luke 5:34
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To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast whilst the bridegroom is with them?

the children.

Judges 14:10,11 So his father went down to the woman, and made a feast for his son Samson: for so the young men used to do. . . .

Psalm 45:14 Clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.

Songs 2:6,7 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me. . . .

Songs 3:10,11 The pillars thereof he made of silver, the seat of gold, the going up of purple: the midst he covered with charity for the daughters of Jerusalem. . . .

Songs 5:8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my beloved, that you tell him that I languish with love.

Songs 6:1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou most beautiful among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside, and we will seek him with thee?

Matthew 25:1-10 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. . . .

Revelation 19:7-9 Let us be glad and rejoice and give glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb is come: and his wife hath prepared herself. . . .

bridegroom.

Psalm 45:10-16 Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father's house. . . .

Isaiah 54:5 For he that made thee shall rule over thee, the Lord of hosts is his name: and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, shall be called the God of all the earth.

Isaiah 62:5 For the young man shall dwell with the virgin, and thy children shall dwell in thee. And the bridegroom shall rejoice over the bride, and thy God shall rejoice over thee.

Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he will save: he will rejoice over thee with gladness, he will be silent in his love, he will be joyful over thee in praise.

Matthew 22:2 The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son.

John 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth Him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.

2 Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Ephesians 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church and delivered himself up for it: . . .

Context
Questions about Fasting
33And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink? 34To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast whilst the bridegroom is with them? 35But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them: then shall they fast in those days.…
Cross References
Matthew 9:15
And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom 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 they shall fast.

Luke 5:33
And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink?

Luke 5:35
But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them: then shall they fast in those days.

Lexicon
Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

replied,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Can you
δύνασθε (dynasthe)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

make
ποιῆσαι (poiēsai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

guests
υἱοὺς (huious)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

bridegroom
νυμφῶνος (nymphōnos)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3567: A bridal chamber. From numphe; the bridal room.

fast
νηστεῦσαι (nēsteusai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 3522: To fast, abstain from food. From nestis; to abstain from food.

while
(hō)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

[He]
νυμφίος (nymphios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3566: A bridegroom. From numphe; a bride-groom.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

with
μετ’ (met’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

them?
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

And Jesus said to them, "Are you able to make the sons of the bridechamber to fast while the bridegroom is with them?

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

And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And he said to them, Can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast when the bridegroom is with them?

And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

"Can you compel the bridal party to fast," replied Jesus, "so long as they have the bridegroom among them?

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

And he said unto them, 'Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber -- in the bridegroom being with them -- to fast?
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