Mark 2:19 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁹ And יהושע  said to them, “Are the friends of the bridegroom able to fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ Jesus answered them, Can the wedding guests fast (abstain from food and drink) while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Jesus said, “The wedding guests can’t fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they can’t fast.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ And Jesus said to them: "How can the sons of the wedding fast while the groom is still with them? During whatever time they have the groom with them, they are not able to fast.

Mark 2:19 Cross References

Genesis 29:22

And Laḇ

Psalm 45:14

She is brought to the Sovereign in embroidered work; Maidens, her companions following her, Are brought to You.

Song of Solomon 6:8

There are sixty sovereignesses and eighty concubines, And innumerable maidens.

Matthew 9:15

And יהושע  said to them, “Are the friends of the bridegroom able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days shall come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

Mark 2:18

And the taught ones of Yoḥ

Mark 2:20

“But the days shall come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast in those days.