Mark 2:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jesus answered, “At a wedding the friends of the bridegroom are not sad while he is with them. They cannot fast while the bridegroom is still there.

Cross References

Genesis 29:22

So Laban gave a party for all the people in that place.

Song of Solomon 6:8

There might be 60 queens and 80 slave women, and young women too many to count,

Psalm 45:14

Clothed in beauty, she is led to the king, followed by her bridesmaids.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered, “At a wedding the friends of the bridegroom are not sad while he is with them. They cannot fast then. But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them. Then they will fast.

Mark 2:18

The followers of John and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came to Jesus and said, “John’s followers fast, and the followers of the Pharisees fast. But your followers don’t fast. Why?”

Mark 2:20

But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them. Then they will fast.