Translations
Modern
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
Traditional
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
Literal
But days will come also when the bridegroom shall have been taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.”
Latin
Venient autem dies, cum ablatus fuerit ab illis sponsus: tunc jejunabunt in illis diebus.
Original
Greek
English
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
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
Events
- Fasting Questionc. AD 28
Parallels
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) 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)