↵ Gospel of Matthew 9
Gospel of Matthew 9:15

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος πενθεῖν ἐφ᾽ ὅσον χρόνον μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐστιν ὁ νυμφίος; ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν.

  1. καὶ
    and
  2. εἶπεν
    said
  3. αὐτοῖς
    to them
    them
  4. the
  5. Ἰησοῦς
    Jesus
  6.  
    ·
     
  7. μὴ
    not
  8. δύνανται
    are able
    they are able
  9. οἱ
    the
  10. υἱοὶ
    sons
  11. τοῦ
    of the
    the
  12. νυμφῶνος
    bridal chamber
    wedding hall
  13. πενθεῖν
    to mourn
    mourning
  14. ἐφ᾽
    upon
  15. ὅσον
    as much as
  16. χρόνον
    time
  17. μετ᾽
    with
  18. αὐτῶν
    their
    of them
  19. ἐστιν
    is
  20. the
  21. νυμφίος
    bridegroom
  22.  
    ;
     
  23. ἐλεύσονται
    will come
  24. δὲ
    but
    and
  25. ἡμέραι
    days
  26. ὅταν
    whenever
    when
  27. ἀπαρθῇ
    is taken away
    may be taken away
  28. ἀπ᾽
    from
  29. αὐτῶν
    their
    of them
  30. the
  31. νυμφίος
    bridegroom
  32.  
    ,
     
  33. καὶ
    and
  34. τότε
    then
  35. νηστεύσουσιν
    they will fast
  36.  
    .
     

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the bridal chamber are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, are they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.