In John 17:13, Jesus prays for his joy to be fulfilled in disciples, mirroring John's joy being complete at the bridegroom's voice.

Hosea 2:19 contains God's promise to betroth Israel forever, prefiguring Christ's eternal covenant with his bride.

Revelation 21:9 shows the bride, the Lamb's wife, as the New Jerusalem — the ultimate realization of the bridegroom metaphor.

Revelation 19:7-9 depicts the marriage supper of the Lamb, fulfilling the bridegroom metaphor — the church as the bride made ready.

Ephesians 5:25-27 expands on Christ loving the church as His bride, cleansing and presenting her — a fuller development of the bridegroom imagery.

In 2 Corinthians 11:2, Paul extends the bridegroom metaphor: he betroths the church as a pure virgin to Christ, echoing John's portrayal of Jesus as the bridegroom.

Matthew 22:2 presents Jesus' parable of a wedding feast for the king's son, directly reinforcing the bridegroom imagery John uses for Jesus.

Matthew 9:15 has Jesus Himself using the 'bridegroom' metaphor and 'friends of the bridegroom' — a direct parallel to John the Baptist's words.

Ezekiel 16:8 describes God's covenant with Jerusalem as a marriage, a type of Christ's betrothal to the church.

Psalm 45:9-17 celebrates the royal wedding of the king, prefiguring Christ as the bridegroom and the church as his bride.

Psalm 45:14 portrays a royal bride brought to the king — often seen as a type of Christ and the church, aligning with the bridegroom metaphor.

Isaiah 62:4 promises that Israel will no longer be forsaken but married, anticipating the restored relationship through Christ the bridegroom.

Isaiah 62:5 explicitly compares God's joy over Israel to a bridegroom rejoicing over his bride, directly echoing the joy in John 3:29.

Isaiah 54:5 declares that the LORD is Israel's husband, a direct OT parallel to Christ as the bridegroom of the church.

Song of Solomon 5:1 depicts the beloved and his bride, allegorically interpreted as Christ and the church — parallel to Jesus as bridegroom.

In Ephesians 5:32, Paul explicitly reveals the marriage metaphor refers to Christ and the church, confirming John's bridegroom imagery.

In Song of Solomon 2:8, the bride hears the voice of her beloved — directly paralleling John's joy at hearing the bridegroom's voice.

Luke 5:34 has Jesus call himself the bridegroom — directly parallel to John's metaphor here, both using wedding imagery.

Mark 2:20 has Jesus calling himself the bridegroom — directly parallel to John's reference, linking joy and fasting.

Matthew 25:1 features the bridegroom in a parable — the same title for Jesus that John uses here, emphasizing his coming.

In Judges 14:20, the friend of the bridegroom (best man) appears in Samson's wedding — the same cultural role John uses as metaphor.

In Revelation 21:2, the new Jerusalem descends as a bride adorned for her husband, fulfilling the bridegroom metaphor.

Jeremiah 31:32 describes God as husband to Israel in the covenant — John 3:29 applies the bridegroom image to Jesus, fulfilling the OT marriage metaphor.

Hosea 2:16 portrays God as husband to Israel — a bridal metaphor that John extends to Christ as bridegroom of the church.

In Romans 7:4, Paul uses marriage imagery for union with Christ, echoing John the Baptist's identification of Jesus as the bridegroom.

In Colossians 1:18, Christ is head of the church, complementing the bridegroom imagery — both describe Christ's union with believers.

Luke 3:15 shows people wondering if John is the Christ — contrasts with John's humility here as mere friend of the bridegroom.

Song of Solomon 3:11 describes King Solomon's wedding day, a type pointing to Christ as the true bridegroom coming for his bride.

Song of Solomon 4:8-12 portrays the bridegroom's delight in his bride, echoing Christ's love for the church as the bride.

Jeremiah 33:11 uses bridegroom and bride imagery for restoration joy — the same joyful wedding metaphor John applies to Christ here.

Jeremiah 2:2 recalls Israel's early devotion as a bride following God, setting the marriage metaphor that Christ fulfills as the bridegroom.