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Luke 5:33–35

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On Fasting

33And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and make prayers—likewise also the disciples* of the Pharisees—but yours are eating and drinking!” 34So he* saidl to them, “You are not able to make the bridegroom’s attendantsm fast as long as the bridegroom is with them, are you?* 35But days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.”

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Footnotes

  1. *The word “disciples” is not in the Greek text but is implied
  2. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. lSome manuscripts have “So Jesus said”
  4. mLiterally “sons of the bridal chamber”
  5. *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “are you”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They 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? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; in those days they will fast.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then they said to him, “John’s disciples fast often and say prayers, and those of the Pharisees do the same, but yours eat and drink.”

Jesus said to them, “You can’t make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you? But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them—then they will fast in those days.”

NLTNew Living Translation

One day some people said to Jesus, “John the Baptist’s disciples fast and pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are your disciples always eating and drinking?”

Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.