Mark 2:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus answered: The friends of a bridegroom don't go without eating while he is still with them.

Cross References

Genesis 29:22

So Laban gave a big feast and invited all their neighbours.

Psalm 45:14

Wearing the finest garments, she is brought to you, followed by her young friends, the bridesmaids.

Song of Solomon 6:8

What if I could have sixty queens, eighty wives, and thousands of others!

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered: The friends of a bridegroom don't go without eating while he is still with them. But the time will come when he will be taken from them. Then they will go without eating.

Mark 2:18

The followers of John the Baptist and the Pharisees often went without eating. Some people came and asked Jesus, “Why do the followers of John and those of the Pharisees often go without eating, while your disciples never do?”

Mark 2:20

But the time will come when he will be taken from them. Then they will go without eating.