Luke 5:34

And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

Cross-reference

Psalm 45:10-16 depicts a royal wedding — an OT type of Christ the Bridegroom, whom Jesus refers to in Luke.

In Song 3:11, King Solomon's wedding day is described with rejoicing — directly paralleling Jesus' illustration of the bridegroom's joyful presence.

Isaiah 54:5 Parallel

Isaiah 54:5 calls God the husband of Israel — the same marriage metaphor Jesus uses for himself as bridegroom.

Isaiah 62:5 Parallel

Isaiah 62:5 pictures God rejoicing over Israel as a bridegroom — echoing the bridegroom imagery Jesus uses for his presence.

Matthew 22:2 likens the kingdom to a wedding banquet — the same bridegroom metaphor Jesus uses for his own presence.

Matthew 25:1-10 features a bridegroom arriving — the same imagery Jesus uses here to explain his presence.

John 3:29 Parallel

John 3:29 explicitly calls Jesus the bridegroom — John the Baptist's testimony reinforces the same metaphor Jesus uses here.

In 2 Corinthians 11:2, Paul uses the same bridegroom imagery for Christ, showing the church as a bride betrothed to him — deepening the wedding metaphor Jesus uses here.

Ephesians 5:25-27 reveals that the bridegroom's removal (death) was to sanctify and present the church as his pure bride — the purpose behind Jesus' words.

Revelation 19:7-9 describes the wedding supper of the Lamb — the ultimate fulfillment of the bridegroom metaphor Jesus applies to himself.

Judges 14:10 Historical context

In Judges 14:10, Samson holds a wedding feast — illustrating the custom Jesus references of the bridegroom's companions feasting, not fasting.