Mark 2:20 “But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; th…”

Mark 2:20

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the daies will come, when the bridegrome shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast in those daies.

Darby Translation

But days will come when the bridegroom shall have been taken away from them, and then shall they fast in that day.

Young's Literal Translation

but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast — in those days.

Bible in Basic English

But the days will come when the husband will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.

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Cross references

“the bridegroom”

Revelation 21:9 Isaiah 54:5 Isaiah 62:5 Revelation 19:7 Psalm 45:11 Song of Solomon 3:11

Revelation 21:9 · BSB

Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

Isaiah 54:5 · BSB

For your husband is your Maker— the LORD of Hosts is His name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

Isaiah 62:5 · BSB

For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.

Revelation 19:7 · BSB

Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.

Psalm 45:11 · BSB

and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

Song of Solomon 3:11 · BSB

Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding— the day of his heart’s rejoicing.

“be taken”

Zechariah 13:7 Matthew 26:31 John 13:33 John 16:7 John 16:28 John 17:11

Zechariah 13:7 · BSB

Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

Matthew 26:31 · BSB

Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’

John 13:33 · BSB

Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

John 16:7 · BSB

But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

John 16:28 · BSB

I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”

John 17:11 · BSB

I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.

“and”

Acts 14:23 1 Corinthians 7:5 2 Corinthians 11:27 2 Corinthians 6:5 Acts 13:2 Acts 13:3

Acts 14:23 · BSB

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

1 Corinthians 7:5 · BSB

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

2 Corinthians 11:27 · BSB

in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.

2 Corinthians 6:5 · BSB

in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;

Acts 13:2 · BSB

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 13:3 · BSB

And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

Also

Luke 17:22

Luke 17:22 · BSB

Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

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

In context

19Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.

21No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.

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