Cross references

Matthew 9:15

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.

Matthew 9:15 BSB

Matthew 9:15 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Revelation 19:9 (11 votes) and John 3:29 (8 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Judges 14 to Revelation 21.

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Which verses does Matthew 9:15 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 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.”

  2. John 3:298 votes

    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.

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

  4. “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. …

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

  6. 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. 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.” …

  7. Acts 14:237 votes

    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.

  8. In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you. They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.

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

  10. That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. …

  11. John 16:65 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 9:15?

The 10 strongest of 20.