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Jesus said to them, "Can the sons of the bride chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can`t fast.
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Jesus, the Bridegroom
Commentators unanimously highlight Jesus's self-identification as the 'bridegroom.' This was a significant claim, adopting a title used for God in the Old Testament and previously used for Him by John the Baptist. His presence with His disciples ('sons of the bridechamber') is compared to a wedding feast, a time of immense joy, making the mourning ritual of fasting completely inappropriate. This metaphor elevates Jesus beyond a mere teacher to the divine center of a new covenant celebration.
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The sons of the bridechamber (ο υιο του νυμφωνος). Not merely the groomsmen, but the guests also, the παρανψμφς (παρανυμφο of the …
19th Century
Anglican
And the disciples of John... used to fast.—Better, were fasting. See Notes on Matthew 9:14-17. The only differen…
Baptist
While Christ was with His people in person, they could not help having joy and gladness; but when He was gone from them, they must lament His absen…
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Jesus answers in a parable emphasizing the joy that the presence of Jesus makes possible. Therefore fasting, as a sign of mourning, is not appropri…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesus said to them Both to John's disciples and the Pharisees,
can the children of the bride …
Presbyterian
Strict professors of faith are inclined to blame all who do not fully measure up to their own views. Christ did not escape slanders; we should be w…
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