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Source language
Original Greek   
ὁ ⸀δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Μὴ δύνασθε τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετʼ αὐτῶν ἐστιν ποιῆσαι ⸀νηστεῦσαι;
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
o rde eipen pros autous* Me dunasthe tous uious tou numphonos en o o numphios met' auton estin poiesai rnesteusai;

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
quibus ipse ait numquid potestis filios sponsi dum cum illis est sponsus facere ieiunare

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And he said to them, Can you make the children of the bridal chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And he said unto them, Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Authorized (King James) Version   
And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
New King James Version   
And He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?
21st Century King James Version   
And He said unto them, “Can ye make the attendants of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them?

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
But he said to them, “You cannot make the children of the bridal chamber fast as long as the groom is with them.”
Darby Bible Translation   
And he said to them, Can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast when the bridegroom is with them?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast, whilst the bridegroom is with them?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?
God's Word   
Jesus asked them, "Can you force wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them?
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Jesus said to them, "You can't make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you?
International Standard Version   
But Jesus told them, "You can't force the wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them, can you?
NET Bible   
So Jesus said to them, "You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
New American Standard Bible   
And Jesus said to them, "You cannot make the attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
New International Version   
Jesus answered, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is with them?
New Living Translation   
Jesus responded, "Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Weymouth New Testament   
"Can you compel the bridal party to fast," replied Jesus, "so long as they have the bridegroom among them?
The World English Bible   
He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
EasyEnglish Bible   
Jesus answered them, ‘When a man marries a wife, you cannot stop his friends from eating. They will continue to eat while he is with them.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And he said unto them, `Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber -- in the bridegroom being with them -- to fast?
New Life Version   
Jesus answered them, “Can the friends at a wedding be sorry when the man just married is with them?
Revised Geneva Translation   
And He said to them, “Can you make the children of the wedding chamber fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them?
The Voice Bible   
Jesus: Imagine there’s a wedding going on. Is that the time to tell the guests to ignore the bridegroom and fast?
Living Bible   
Jesus asked, “Do happy men fast? Do wedding guests go hungry while celebrating with the groom?
New Catholic Bible   
Jesus said to them, “How can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is still with them?
Legacy Standard Bible   
And Jesus said to them, “Can you make the attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And he said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them?
Christian Standard Bible   
Jesus said to them, “You can’t make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you?
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And Jesus said to them, Can you make the wedding guests fast as long as the bridegroom is with them?
New Century Version   
Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is still with them.
The Message   
Jesus said, “When you’re celebrating a wedding, you don’t skimp on the cake and wine. You feast. Later you may need to exercise moderation, but this isn’t the time. As long as the bride and groom are with you, you have a good time. When the groom is gone, the fasting can begin. No one throws cold water on a friendly bonfire. This is Kingdom Come!
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
· So Jesus said to them, “Certainly you cannot make the wedding guests · fast while the bridegroom is with them?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Jesus said to them, “You cannot make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
New Matthew Bible   
And he said to them, Can you make the children of the wedding fast while the bridegroom is present with them?
Good News Translation®   
Jesus answered, “Do you think you can make the guests at a wedding party go without food as long as the bridegroom is with them? Of course not!
Wycliffe Bible   
To whom he said, Whether ye be able to make the sons of the spouse to fast [Whether ye may make the sons of the spouse to fast], while the spouse is with them?
New Testament for Everyone   
“Can you make the wedding guests fast,” replied Jesus, “while the bridegroom is with them?
Contemporary English Version   
Jesus told them, “The friends of a bridegroom don't go without eating while he is still with them.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Jesus answered, “Can you expect wedding-guests to fast while they have the bridegroom with them? The day will come when they will lose the bridegroom; that will be the time for them to fast!”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Jesus said to them, “You cannot make wedding attendants fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Jesus said to them, ‘You cannot make wedding-guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
Common English Bible © 2011   
Jesus replied, “You can’t make the wedding guests fast while the groom is with them, can you?
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Jesus said to them, “Can you make the wedding guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them?
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Jesus answered them, “Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?
New American Standard Bible   
And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the attendants of the groom fast while the groom is with them, can you?
The Expanded Bible   
Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the ·friends of the bridegroom [or wedding guests; L children of the wedding hall] fast while he is still with them.
Tree of Life Version   
But Yeshua said to them, “You cannot make the guests of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
Revised Standard Version   
And Jesus said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?
New International Reader's Version   
Jesus answered, “Can you make the friends of the groom fast while he is with them?
BRG Bible   
And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
Complete Jewish Bible   
Yeshua said to them, “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is still with them?
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Then Jesus said to them, `The people at a wedding cannot be sad while the man who is married is with them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Jesus said to them, ‘You cannot make wedding-guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
But Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said to them, You are not able to make the Bnei haChuppah undergo tzomot while the Choson is with them, are you?
Names of God Bible   
Yeshua asked them, “Can you force wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them?
Modern English Version   
He said to them, “Can you make the attendants of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them?
Easy-to-Read Version   
Jesus said to them, “At a wedding you can’t ask the friends of the bridegroom to be sad and fast while he is still with them.
International Children’s Bible   
Jesus said to them, “When there is a wedding, you cannot make the friends of the bridegroom give up eating while he is still with them.
Lexham English Bible   
So he said to them, “You are not able to make the bridegroom’s attendants fast as long as the bridegroom is with them, are you?
New International Version - UK   
Jesus answered, ‘Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while he is with them?
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the sons of the wedding-hall fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?