34And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
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He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; …
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27-35)All this, except the last verse, we had before in Matthew and Mark; it is not the story of any miracle in nature wrought by our Lord Jesus, but it is an account of some of the wonders of his grace , which, to those who understand things aright, are no less cogent proofs of Christ’s being sent of God than the other. I. It was a wonder of his grace that he would call a publican , from the receipt of…
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