Luke 5:34

Questions about Fasting · Luke 5:33–35
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Translations

Modern
Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
Traditional
And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Literal
And Jesus said to them, “Are you able to make the sons of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them?
Latin
Quibus ipse ait: Numquid potestis filios sponsi, dum cum illis est sponsus, facere jejunare?

Original

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

Notes

Can 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).

Theme notes and profiles

The Messianic Banquet

Events

Parallels

Matthew 9:14–15 Mark 2:18–20

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Food and Food Preparation Luke, Gospel of Scribe

Topics

Bridegroom: Joy With Fasting: Observed on Occasions of Afflictions of the Church Jesus, the Christ: Eats with Tax Collectors and Sinners, and Discourses on Fasting (Capernaum)