Mark 2:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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.”

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Read Mark 2:19 in the flow of Mark2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Mark2 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 2:19 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 29:22So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
  2. Judges 14:10Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
  3. Psalms 45:14In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
  4. Song of Solomon 6:8There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,
  5. Matthew 25:1“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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