¹⁵ And Jesus said to them, “Can ^(A)the ^[a]friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and ^(B)then they will fast.

²⁰ But the days will come when the bridegroom will be ^(A)taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.

³⁵ But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.”

¹⁹ and not only that, but who was also ^(A)chosen by the churches to travel with us with this gift, which is administered by us ^(B)to the glory of the Lord Himself and to show your ready mind,

Qualified Elders

⁵ For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should ^(A)set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you—