(BSB)
At that time, John’s disciples came to [Jesus] [and] asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples {do} not fast?”
(THGNT)
Τότε προσέρχονται αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου λέγοντες·
διὰ τί ἡμεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι νηστεύομεν πολλά,
οἱ δὲ μαθηταί σου οὐ νηστεύουσιν;
(BSB)
Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while [He] is with them? But [the] time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
(THGNT)
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς·
μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος πενθεῖν ἐφ᾽ ὅσον μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐστιν ὁ νυμφίος;
ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος,
καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν.
(BSB)
Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So [people] came to [Jesus] and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast [like] John’s disciples and [those] of the Pharisees?”
(THGNT)
Καὶ ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι νηστεύοντες καὶ ἔρχονται καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ·
διὰ τί οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ τῶν Φαρισαίων νηστεύουσιν,
οἱ δὲ σοὶ μαθηταὶ οὐ νηστεύουσιν;
(BSB)
Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while [He] is with them? As long as [He is] with them, they cannot fast.
(THGNT)
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς·
μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐστιν νηστεύειν;
ὅσον χρόνον ἔχουσιν τὸν νυμφίον μετ᾽ αὐτῶν οὐ δύνανται νηστεύειν.
(BSB)
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
(THGNT)
ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος,
καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ.
(BSB)
Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
(THGNT)
οἱ δὲ εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτόν·
οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου νηστεύουσιν πυκνὰ καὶ δεήσεις ποιοῦνται,
ὁμοίως καὶ οἱ τῶν Φαρισαίων,
οἱ δὲ σοὶ ἐσθίουσιν καὶ πίνουσιν.
(BSB)
Jesus replied, “vvv Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while [He] is with them?
(THGNT)
Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς·
μὴ δύνασθε τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐστιν,
ποιῆσαι νηστεῦσαι;
(BSB)
But [the] time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
(THGNT)
ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι,
καὶ ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος,
τότε νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις.