Luke 5:34

Luke 5:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus said to them, "Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not.

Context of Luke 5:34

32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” 33They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.” Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? 35But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast.” 36He told them this parable: “No one tears a piece out of a new garment to patch an old one. Otherwise, they will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

Luke 5:34 word by word

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· μὴ δύνασθε τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐστιν, ποιῆσαι νηστεῦσαι;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• Can yeδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the childrenυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of the bridechamberνυμφώνnumphōn · bridegroomG3567
• fastνηστεύωnēsteuō · to fastG3522
• whileἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphios · bridegroomG3566
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326

Cross-references for Luke 5:34

• Judges 14:10Now his father went down to see the woman. And there Samson held a feast, as was customary for young men.
• Psalms 45:14In embroidered garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions follow her— those brought to be with her.
• Matthew 25:1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
• Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
• Psalms 45:10Listen, daughter, and pay careful attention: Forget your people and your father’s house.
• Isaiah 54:5For your Maker is your husband— the Lord Almighty is his name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.
• Isaiah 62:5As a young man marries a young woman, so will your Builder marry you; as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you.
• Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”
• Matthew 22:2“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
• John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
• 2 Corinthians 11:2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.
• Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

Commentaries on Luke 5:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33-39Verses 33-39 See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 9:14-17. Luke 5:39 Having drunk old wine … - Wine increases its strength and flavor, and its mildness and mellowness, by age, and the old is therefore preferable. They who had tasted such mild and mellow wine would not readily drink the comparatively sour and astringent juice of the grape as it came from the press. The meaning of this proverb in this place seems to be this: You Pharisees…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-39Verses 27-39 It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was made so effectual. It was a wonder of his grace, that he came to call sinners to repentance, and to assure them of pardon. It was a wonder of his grace, that he so patiently bore the contradiction of sinners against himself and his disciples. It was a wonder of his grace, that he fixed the services…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-35Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast: Just as it would be inappropriate for anyone to fast at a wedding celebration, it was inappropriate for people to fast while the Christ (the Messiah, God's chosen king) was with them. God’s final salvation is a great wedding feast that God prepares for his people (Isaiah 25:6–8; Luke 14:15–24).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 5:34

• Bridegroom
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Children of the Bridechamber
• Deep
• Draught
• Follow
• Perish
• Tiling
• Toil
• Abstinence
• Bride-Chamber
• Bride-Chamber, Sons (children) of the

Commentaries on Luke 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings