Luke 5:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 (KJV), 1611

Luke 5:34 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 5:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?”

Luke 5:34 — World English Bible

Luke 5:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? ”

Luke 5:34 — American Standard Version

Luke 5:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he said unto them, `Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber--in the bridegroom being with them--to fast?”

Luke 5:34 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 5:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said to them, Can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast when the bridegroom is with them? ”

Luke 5:34 — Darby Translation

Luke 5:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he said vnto them, Can ye make the children of the wedding chamber to fast, as long as the bridegrome is with them?”

Luke 5:34 — Geneva Bible

Luke 5:34 in Context — Luke 5

32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

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?

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

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

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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What Does Luke 5:34 Mean?

Luke 5:34 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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