Mark 2:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁹ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ Jesus answered them, Can the wedding guests fast (abstain from food and drink) while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Jesus said, “The wedding guests can’t fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they can’t fast.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ And Jesus said to them: "How can the sons of the wedding fast while the groom is still with them? During whatever time they have the groom with them, they are not able to fast.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ And Jesus saith to them: Can the children of the marriage fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

Mark 2:19 Tagairtí Cros

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.