Matthew 9:15

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Matthew 9:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible

13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

14 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?”

15 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.

16 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.

17 Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

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Matthew 25:1

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:2

Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Matthew 25:3

The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.

Matthew 25:4

But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps.

Matthew 25:5

When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

Matthew 25:6

At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’

Matthew 25:7

Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

Matthew 25:8

The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

Matthew 25:9

‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

Matthew 25:10

But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

Judges 14:11

And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.

Judges 14:12

“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.

Judges 14:13

But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”

Judges 14:14

So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.

Judges 14:15

So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”

Judges 14:16

Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”

Judges 14:17

She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.

Judges 14:18

Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”

Judges 14:19

Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,

Judges 14:20

and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.

Psalms 45:14

In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.

Psalms 45:15

They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.

John 3:29

The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

Revelation 19:9

Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Revelation 21:2

I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Luke 24:13

That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Luke 24:14

They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.

Luke 24:15

And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.

Luke 24:16

But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.

Luke 24:17

He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

Luke 24:18

One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”

Luke 24:19

“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.

Luke 24:20

Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

Luke 24:21

But we were hoping He was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is the third day since these things took place.

John 16:6

Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.

John 16:20

Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.

John 16:21

A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.

John 16:22

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

Acts 1:9

After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.

Acts 1:10

They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.

Isaiah 22:12

On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.

Acts 13:1

Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

Acts 13:2

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 13:3

And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

Acts 14:23

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

2 Corinthians 11:27

in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.