New King James Version
Luke 5:35
35But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.”
Luke 5:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
- New International Version (NIV)But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days."
- New Living Translation (NLT)But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”
Context of Luke 5:35
33Then they said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but Yours eat and drink?” 34And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.” 36Then He spoke a parable to them: “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old one; otherwise the new makes a tear, and also the piece that was taken out of the new does not match the old. 37And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined.
Read all of Luke 5Luke 5:35 word by word
ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι, καὶ ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος, τότε νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- will comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- ·καίkai · andG2532
- whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
- the bridegroomὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphios · bridegroomG3566
- shall be taken awayἀπαίρωapairō · to take awayG522
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- and thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- shall they fastνηστεύωnēsteuō · to fastG3522
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
Cross-references for Luke 5:35
- Luke 24:17And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?”
- Daniel 9:26“And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined.
- Zechariah 13:7“Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, Against the Man who is My Companion,” Says the Lord of hosts. “Strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be scattered; Then I will turn My hand against the little ones.
- John 12:8For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”
- John 13:33Little children, I shall be with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you.
- John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
- John 16:4But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.
- John 16:28I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father.”
- John 17:11Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
- Acts 1:9Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
- Acts 3:21whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.
- Isaiah 22:12And in that day the Lord God of hosts Called for weeping and for mourning, For baldness and for girding with sackcloth.
- Matthew 6:17But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
- Acts 13:2As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
- Acts 14:23So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
- 1 Corinthians 7:5Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Commentaries on Luke 5:35
- 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
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- 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
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