Modern Translations New International VersionJesus answered, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? New Living Translation Jesus responded, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. English Standard Version And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? Berean Study Bible Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? New American Standard Bible And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the attendants of the groom fast while the groom is with them, can you? NASB 1995 And Jesus said to them, "You cannot make the attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? NASB 1977 And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? Amplified Bible Jesus said to them, “Can you make the wedding guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? Christian Standard Bible Jesus said to them, “You can’t make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you? Holman Christian Standard Bible Jesus said to them, "You can't make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you? Contemporary English Version Jesus told them, "The friends of a bridegroom don't go without eating while he is still with them. Good News Translation Jesus answered, "Do you think you can make the guests at a wedding party go without food as long as the bridegroom is with them? Of course not! GOD'S WORD® Translation Jesus asked them, "Can you force wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them? International Standard Version But Jesus told them, "You can't force the wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them, can you? NET Bible So Jesus said to them, "You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? Classic Translations King James BibleAnd he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? New King James Version And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? King James 2000 Bible And he said unto them, Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them? New Heart English Bible He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them? World English Bible He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them? American King James Version And he said to them, Can you make the children of the bridal chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? American Standard Version And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? A Faithful Version And He said to them, "Can you make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Darby Bible Translation And he said to them, Can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast when the bridegroom is with them? English Revised Version And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Webster's Bible Translation And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587And he said vnto them, Can ye make the children of the wedding chamber to fast, as long as the bridegrome is with them? Bishops' Bible of 1568 He sayde vnto them. Can ye make the chyldren of the weddyng chaumber fast, whyle the brydegrome in with the? Coverdale Bible of 1535 And he sayde vnto them: Can ye make the weddynge childre fast, so loge as the brydegrome is with the? Tyndale Bible of 1526 And he sayde vnto them: Can ye make ye chyldren of the weddinge fast as longe as ye brydgrome is present with the? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd He said to them, “Are you able to make the sons of the bride-chamber—in the Bridegroom being with them—to fast? Berean Literal Bible And Jesus said to them, "Are you able to make the sons of the bridechamber to fast while the bridegroom is with them? Young's Literal Translation And he said unto them, 'Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber -- in the bridegroom being with them -- to fast? Smith's Literal Translation And he said to them, Ye cannot make the sons of the nuptial chamber fast, when the bridegroom is with them. Literal Emphasis Translation And Jesus said to them, Are you able to make the sons of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTo whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast, whilst the bridegroom is with them? Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them: “How can you cause the sons of the groom to fast, while the groom is still with them? Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishBut he said to them, “You cannot make the children of the bridal chamber fast as long as the groom is with them.” Lamsa Bible He said to them, You cannot make the sons of the wedding feast fast, so long as the bridegroom is with them. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he said to them: Can you make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Godbey New Testament And He said to them, Haweis New Testament And he said unto them, Can you make the children of the bridechamber fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? Mace New Testament to which he answered, would you have the bridemen fast, while the bridegroom is with them? Weymouth New Testament "Can you compel the bridal party to fast," replied Jesus, "so long as they have the bridegroom among them? Worrell New Testament And Jesus said to them, Worsley New Testament And He said unto them,     |