Mark 2:19

The English Standar Version

And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

Cross References

Genesis 29:22

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

Psalm 45:14

In many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions following behind her.

Song of Solomon 6:8

There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and virgins without number.

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Mark 2:18

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people 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

The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.