Mark 2:19

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Jesus said to them, ‘The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom   is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.

Cross References

Genesis 29:22

So Laban invited all the men of the place and sponsored a feast.

Song of Solomon 6:8

There are sixty queens and eighty concubines and young women  without number.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus said to them, ‘Can the wedding guests   be sad while the groom is with them? The time   will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Mark 2:18

Now  John’s  disciples  and the Pharisees  , were fasting.  People came and asked him, ‘Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples do not fast? ’

Mark 2:20

But the time   will come   when the groom will be taken away from them,   and then they will fast   on that day.