Luke 5 · Verse 35

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.
Luke 5:35, King James Version

Luke 5:35 in other translations

BSBBut the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
WEBBut the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast in those days.”
ASVBut the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days.
YLTbut days will come, and, when the bridegroom may be taken away from them, then they shall fast in those days.'
DARBYBut days will come when also the bridegroom will have been taken away from them; then shall they fast in those days.
BBEBut the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.
WebsterBut the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they will fast in those days.

What does Luke 5:35 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 35. No entry from BARNES for this verse.

(z) "fast in those days" Isa 22:12

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 5:35 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.

ἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiWill comeG2064
δὲdehoweverG1161
ἡμέραι,hēmeraidaysG2250
καὶkaialsoG2532
ὅτανhotanwhenG3752
ἀπαρθῇaparthēamay be taken awayG522
ἀπ᾽ap᾽fromG575
αὐτῶνautōnthemG846
ὁhotheG3588
νυμφίος,numphiosbridegroom,G3566
τότεtotethenG5119
νηστεύσουσινnēsteusousinthey will fastG3522
ἐνeninG1722
ἐκείναιςekeinaisthoseG1565
ταῖςtais<the>G3588
ἡμέραις.hēmeraisdays.G2250

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

Cross references for Luke 5:35

  • Acts 14:23

    And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

  • Luke 17:22

    And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

  • John 16:4-7

    But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

  • Acts 3:21

    Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

  • Isaiah 22:12

    And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

  • 2 Corinthians 11:27

    In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

  • John 16:28

    I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

  • Daniel 9:26

    And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

  • 1 Corinthians 7:5

    Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

  • Matthew 6:17-18

    But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

  • Acts 1:9

    And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

  • Acts 13:2-3

    As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
when.
24:17-21; Da 9:26; Zec 13:7; Joh 12:8; 13:33; 14:3,4; 16:4-7,16-22
Joh 16:28; 17:11-13; Ac 1:9; 3:21
and.
Isa 22:12; Mt 6:17,18; Ac 13:2,3; 14:23; 1Co 7:5; 2Co 11:27

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Context

  • 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.

  • Luke 5:36

    And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.

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Luke 5:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Empero vendrán días cuando el esposo les será quitado: entonces ayunarán en aquellos días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais des jours viendront, où aussi l’époux leur aura été ôté; alors ils jeûneront en ces jours-là.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Es werden aber Tage kommen, und wann der Bräutigam von ihnen weggenommen sein wird, dann, in jenen Tagen, werden sie fasten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Venient autem dies, cum ablatus fuerit ab illis sponsus: tunc jejunabunt in illis diebus.