Luke 5:35 Meaning and Explanation
“But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus foretells days when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then his disciples will fast.
What Does Luke 5:35 Mean?
Into the wedding image falls the first shadow of the cross in this Gospel. The bridegroom will not always be present: days are coming when he will be 'taken away' — language that hints at sudden, forcible removal — and in those days the disciples will fast indeed, with no one needing to command it.
Jesus already knows where his path leads, and he tells it gently, inside a parable of joy. Fasting will have its season — the ache of love for an absent Lord, sorrow at the cross, longing for his return. Christian fasting is bridegroom-shaped ever after: not a performance of rigor, but the honest hunger of those who miss him and watch for him.
Luke 5:35 in the Original Language
apairo (ἀπαίρω), 'taken away' -- to be lifted away; carried off and removed.
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What does Luke 5:35 mean?
Jesus foretells days when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then his disciples will fast.