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Mat 9:15. Καὶ, and) Our Lord replies calmly and cheerfully: He draws joyful parables from the garments and the wine (which were being employed in the Feast) to condemn the sadness of those who questioned Him.-οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος, the children of the bridechamber) The companions of the bridegroom.[415] Parables and riddles are suited to feasts and nuptials, and are employed to illustrate this nuptial period.[416]-πενθεῖν, to mourn) Mourning and fasting are joined together.-ἐλεύσονται, shall come) He means His departure, which should take place at a future period.-καὶ τότε, and then) Neither before nor after.[417]-νηστεύσουσιν, they shall fast) necessarily and willingly.[418]
[415] The Bridegroom Himself, if you except the forty days in the wilderness. is nowhere recorded as having fasted.-V. g.
[416] Bengel means to say, the period when our Lord was with His disciples.-(I. B.)
[417] Bengel means, neither whilst the Bridegroom was with the Church on earth, nor when the Church should be with the Bridegroom in heaven.-(I. B.)
[418] This is the very characteristic aspect of Christianity: At one time is the nuptial and festive season; at another time, the season for fasting and sorrow.-V. g.