Luke 5:34

So ¹  Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the wedding guests ²  fast while the bridegroom ³  is with them, can you? ⁴ 

Jud 14:10,11; Ps 45:10-16; Ps 45:14; So 2:6,7; So 3:10,11; So 5:8; So 6:1; Isa 54:5; Isa 62:5; Zep 3:17; Mt 22:2; Mt 25:1-10; Joh 3:29; 2Co 11:2; Eph 5:25-27; Re 19:7-9

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ pronouncement is a result of their statements about his disciples.

² tn Grk “the sons of the wedding hall,” an idiom referring to guests at the wedding, or more specifically, friends of the bridegroom present at the wedding celebration (L&N 11.7).

³ sn The expression while the bridegroom is with them is an allusion to messianic times (John 3:29; Isa 54:5-6; 62:4-5; 4 Ezra 2:15, 38).

⁴ tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here it is “can you?”).