Mark 2:19 “Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is…”

Mark 2:19

Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Jesus said to them, “Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they can’t fast.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Iesus saide vnto them, Can the children of the marriage chamber fast, whiles the bridegrome is with them? as long as they haue the bridegrome with them, they cannot fast.

Darby Translation

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jesus said to them, 'Are the sons of the bride-chamber able, while the bridegroom is with them, to fast? so long time as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast;

Bible in Basic English

And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.

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Cross references

“Can”

Matthew 25:1–10 Genesis 29:22 Judges 14:10 Judges 14:11 Psalm 45:14 Song of Solomon 6:8

Matthew 25:1–10 · BSB

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Genesis 29:22 · BSB

So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.

Judges 14:10 · BSB

Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.

Judges 14:11 · BSB

And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.

Psalm 45:14 · BSB

In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.

Song of Solomon 6:8 · BSB

There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”

20But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

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