Luke 5 · Verse 34

Luke 5:34

And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Luke 5:34, King James Version

Luke 5:34 in other translations

BSBJesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
WEBHe said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?
ASVAnd Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
YLTAnd he said unto them, ‘Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber--in the bridegroom being with them--to fast?
DARBYAnd he said to them, Can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast when the bridegroom is with them?
BBEAnd Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?
WebsterAnd he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

What does Luke 5:34 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 34. No entry from BARNES for this verse.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 5:27-39

It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was made so effectual. It was a wonder of his grace, that he came to call sinners to repentance, and to assure them of pardon. It was a wonder of his grace, that he so patiently bore the contradiction of sinners against himself and his disciples. It was a wonder of his grace…

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Luke 5:34 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὉHo<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
εἶπενeipensaidG2036
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτούς·autousthem;G846
μὴmēNotG3361
δύνασθεdunastheare you ableG1410
τοὺςtoustheG3588
υἱοὺςhuioussonsG5207
τοῦtouof theG3588
νυμφῶνοςnumphōnosbridechamberG3567
ἐνeninG1722
ᾧhōwhich [time]G3739
ὁhotheG3588
νυμφίοςnumphiosbridegroomG3566
μετ᾽met᾽withG3326
αὐτῶνautōnthemG846
ἐστιν,estinis,G1510
ποιῆσαιpoiēsaito makeG4160
νηστεῦσαι;nēsteusaito fast?G3522

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 5:34

  • John 3:29

    He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

  • Matthew 25:1-10

    Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. …

  • Revelation 19:7-9

    Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

  • Song of Solomon 5:8

    I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.

  • Song of Solomon 2:6-7

    His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

  • Song of Solomon 6:1

    Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

  • Zephaniah 3:17

    The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

  • Isaiah 54:5

    For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

  • Song of Solomon 3:10-11

    He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.

  • Isaiah 62:5

    For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

  • Ephesians 5:25-27

    Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:2

    For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the children.
Jud 14:10,11; Ps 45:14; So 2:6,7; 3:10,11; 5:8; 6:1; Mt 25:1-10
Re 19:7-9
bridegroom.
Ps 45:10-16; Isa 54:5; 62:5; Zep 3:17; Mt 22:2; Joh 3:29; 2Co 11:2
Eph 5:25-27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 5:33

    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?

  • Luke 5:34

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

  • Luke 5:35

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

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Luke 5:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y él les dijo: ¿Podéis hacer que los que están de bodas ayunen, entre tanto que el esposo está con ellos?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il leur dit: Pouvez-vous faire jeûner les fils de la chambre nuptiale pendant que l’époux est avec eux?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jesus aber sprach zu ihnen: Ihr könnt doch nicht die Söhne des Brautgemachs fasten lassen, während der Bräutigam bei ihnen ist?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quibus ipse ait: Numquid potestis filios sponsi, dum cum illis est sponsus, facere jejunare?