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Luke 5:34

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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?*

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Footnotes

  1. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  2. lSome manuscripts have “So Jesus said”
  3. mLiterally “sons of the bridal chamber”
  4. *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 Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is with them?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jesus said to them, “You can’t make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you?

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?