Matthew 9:15

On Fasting

¹⁴ Then come near unto him the disciples of John, saying, - Wherefore do, we, and the Pharisees, fast, whereas, thy disciples, fast not? ¹⁵ And Jesus said unto them, - Can, the sons of the bridechamber, mourn, so long as, the bridegroom, is, with them? But days will come, when the bridegroom, shall be taken from them, and, then, will they fast. ¹⁶ Howbeit, no one, layeth on a patch of unshrunk cloth, upon an old garment, - for the shrinking of it teareth away from the garment, and, a worse rent, is made.

Days are Coming

Friends of the Bridegroom

Jesus Said

Jesus

John 3:29

He that hath the bride, is, bridegroom; but, the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth by and hearkeneth unto him, greatly, rejoiceth, by reason of the voice of the bridegroom. This, my joy, therefore, is fulfilled.

Acts 14:23

Moreover, appointing unto them by vote, in each assembly, elders, praying with fastings, they commended them unto the Lord on whom they had believed.

Judges 14:11-20

And it came to pass, because they feared him, that they took thirty companions, who remained with him.

Psalm 45:14-15

In embroidered raiment, shall she be brought unto the king - The virgins that follow her, her companions, are to be conducted unto thee:

Isaiah 22:12

And, when My Lord Yahweh of hosts called in that day, - for weeping, and for lamentation, and for shaving bare and for girding with sackcloth,

Matthew 25:1-10

Then, will the kingdom of the heavens become like unto, ten virgins, who, taking their torches, went forth to meet the bridegroom.

Luke 24:13-21

And lo! two from among them, on the selfsame day, were journeying unto a village, distant sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, the name of which, was Emmaus;

John 16:6

But, because, these things, I have told you, sorrow, hath filled your heart.

John 16:20-22

Verily, verily, I say unto you - Ye, shall weep and lament, but, the world, shall rejoice: Ye, shall be grieved, but, your grief, into joy, shall be turned.

Acts 1:9-10

And having said these things, as they were beholding, he was lifted up, and a cloud caught him away from their eyes.

Acts 13:1-3

Now there were in Antioch, distributed through the existing assembly, - prophets and teachers: both Barnabas and Symeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also, Herod the tetrarch's foster-brother, and Saul.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Be not depriving one another - unless perhaps by consent for a season, that ye may have leisure for prayer, and, again, may be together, - lest Satan be tempting you by reason of your want of self-control.

2 Corinthians 11:27

in toil and hardship, in watchings, oft, in hunger and thirst, in fasting, oft, in cold and nakedness: -

Revelation 19:9

And he saith unto me - Write! Happy, they who, unto the marriage supper of the Lamb, have been bidden! And he saith unto me - These words, are, true words of God.

Revelation 21:2

And, the holy city, new Jerusalem, saw I coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.