King James Version
Luke 5:35 in the King James Version says “But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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
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.
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.
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.
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Compare 3 commentaries from different scholars and time periods for a richer understanding.
“will come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“days”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“when”
G3752whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“and then”
G5119the when, i.e., at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
“days”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
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