Luke 5:35

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“But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.””

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BSBPD

“But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“but days will come, and, when the bridegroom may be taken away from them, then they shall fast in those days.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 5:35 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 22:12On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
  2. Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
  3. Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd,against the man who is My Companion,declares the LORD of Hosts.Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered,and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
  4. Matthew 6:17But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
  5. Luke 17:22Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
  6. Luke 24:17He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.
  7. John 12:8The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.”
  8. John 13:33Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
  9. John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
  10. John 16:4But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
  11. John 16:16In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”
  12. John 16:28I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
  13. John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
  14. Acts 1:9After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
  15. Acts 3:21Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
  16. Acts 13:2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
  17. Acts 14:23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
  18. 1 Corinthians 7:5Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
  19. 2 Corinthians 11:27in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.

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