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Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος πενθεῖν, ἐφ᾽ ὅσον μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐστιν ὁ νυμφίος; Ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν.
RBT Translation:
νυμφών nymphon - Consummation Chamber/Bed, Circumcised Bridegroom
And the Salvation said to themselves, "The Sons of the Bride-Chamber are not able to grieve [for the dead] as long as the Bridegroom is with themselves, but they will come, days, when the Bridegroom should be lifted off from themselves, and at that time they will fast."
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Jesus said to them, The sons of the nuptial chamber cannot mourn inasmuch as the bridegroom is with them; but the days shall come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast.
LITV Translation:
And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken from them, and then they will fast.

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