Matthew 9:15

Matthew chapter 9 · verse 15 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Context

v.14Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

v.15This passage

v.16And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Acts 1:9
And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
John 16:20
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.
Judges 14:11
And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
John 16:6
But because I have spoken these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
Isaiah 22:12
And in that day did the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: