Matthew 9:15
Jesus asked them, "The wedding guests can't mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast."
John 3:29
It is the bridegroom who gets the bride, yet the bridegroom's friend, who merely stands by and listens for him, is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That's why this joy of mine is now complete.
Acts 14:23
Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, and with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Judges 14:11-20
When they saw him, they brought 30 companions to accompany him.
Psalm 45:14-15
In embroidered garments she is presented to the king. Her virgin companions who follow her train will be presented to you.
Isaiah 22:12
On that day the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies called for weeping and mourning, for shaving heads and wearing sackcloth.
Matthew 25:1-10
"At that time, the kingdom from heaven will be comparable to ten bridesmaids who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the groom.
Luke 24:13-21
On the same day, two of Jesus' followers were walking to a village called Emmaus, about 60 stadia from Jerusalem.
John 16:6
But because I have told you this, sorrow has filled your hearts.
John 16:20-22
Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, you'll cry and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You'll be deeply distressed, but your pain will turn into joy.
Acts 1:9-10
After saying this, Jesus was taken up while those who had gathered together were watching, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
Acts 13:1-3
Now Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen, who grew up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch.
1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not withhold yourselves from each other unless you agree to do so just for a set time, in order to devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should come together again so that Satan does not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
2 Corinthians 11:27
in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, through hunger, thirst, many periods of fasting, coldness, and nakedness.
Revelation 19:9
Then the angel told me, "Write this: "How blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the lamb!'" He also told me, "These are the true words of God."
Revelation 21:2
I also saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.