Mark 2:19 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹⁹ Jesus answered, ‘How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them.

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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 brought together all the people of the place and gave a feast.

Psalm 45:14

In embroidered garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions follow her – those brought to be with her.

Song of Solomon 6:8

Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and virgins beyond number;

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered, ‘How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

Mark 2:18

Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, ‘How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?’

Mark 2:20

But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.