20But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
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And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-28)Christ had been put to justify himself in conversing with publicans and sinners : here he is put to justify his disciples; and in what they do according to his will he will justify them, and bear them out. I. He justifies them in their not fasting , which was turned to their reproach by the Pharisees. Why do the Pharisees and the disciples of John fast? They used to fast , the Pharisees fasted twi…
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