Mark 2:19

New American Standard Bible 2020

And Jesus said to them, “While the groom is with them, the attendants of the groom cannot fast, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.

Cross References

Genesis 29:22

So Laban gathered all the people of the place and held a feast.

Psalm 45:14

She will be brought to the King in colorful garments; The virgins, her companions who follow her, Will be brought to You.

Song of Solomon 6:8

“There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And young women without number;

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the groom cannot mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the groom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Mark 2:18

John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting; and they *came and *said to Him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”

Mark 2:20

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