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Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ΜὴmēCanμήparticle — “Can”G3361not, lest.Canδύνανταιdunantaibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοὶhuioichildrenυἱός (huios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “children”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the childrenτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφῶνοςnumphōnosof the bridechamberνυμφών (numphōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the bridechamber”, the of-formG3567a bridal chamber.of the bridechamberπενθεῖνpentheinto mournπενθέω (pentheō)verb, present active infinitive — “to mourn”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3996I mourn, lament, feel guilt.This verse uses “mourn”.mournἐφ’ephas long asἐπί (epi)preposition — “as long as”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.as long asὅσονhosonjust asὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “just as”, the object formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.μετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφίοςnumphiosbridegroomνυμφίοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “bridegroom”, the subject formG3566a bridegroom.the bridegroomἐλεύσονταιeleusontaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to come”, an action still aheadG2064I come, go.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἡμέραιhēmeraidayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “day”, the subject formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανadverb — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.ἀπαρθῇaparthēshall be takenἀπαίρω (apairō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall be taken”, a single actionG522I take away, remove; pass: I am taken away, withdrawn.shall be takenἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφίοςnumphiosbridegroomνυμφίοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “bridegroom”, the subject formG3566a bridegroom.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτότεtotethenτότεadverb — “then”G5119then, at that time.thenνηστεύσουσινnēsteusousinshall they fastνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall they fast”, an action still aheadG3522I fast, abstain from food.shall they fast

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus said to them, 'Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus said to them, 'Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, so long as the bridegroom is with them? but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast.

World English Bible

Jesus said to them, “ Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them ? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them , and then they will fast .

Darby Translation

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus said to them: Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

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