Mark 2:19

Good News Translation (US Version)

Jesus answered, “Do you expect the guests at a wedding party to go without food? Of course not! As long as the bridegroom is with them, they will not do that.

Cross References

Genesis 29:22

So Laban gave a wedding feast and invited everyone.

Song of Solomon 6:8

Let the king have sixty queens, eighty concubines, young women without number!

Psalm 45:14

In her colorful gown she is led to the king, followed by her bridesmaids, and they also are brought to him.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered, “Do you expect the guests at a wedding party to be sad as long as the bridegroom is with them? Of course not! But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Mark 2:18

On one occasion the followers of John the Baptist and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came to Jesus and asked him, “Why is it that the disciples of John the Baptist and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but yours do not?”

Mark 2:20

But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.