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Mark 2:19
19Jesus answered them, ‘When a man marries, his friends cannot refuse to eat. They cannot fast while he is with them.
Mark 2:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.
Context of Mark 2:19
17Jesus heard what these people were saying. He said to them, ‘People who are well do not need a doctor. It is people who are ill that need a doctor. Some people think that they always obey God. I did not come to help people like that. Some people know that they have done wrong things. I am asking those people to come to me for help.’ 18At this time, the disciples of John the Baptist and the disciples of the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came to Jesus and they asked him this question: ‘The disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees often fast for a time. So why do your disciples never do that?’ Jesus answered them, ‘When a man marries, his friends cannot refuse to eat. They cannot fast while he is with them. 20But there will be a time when people will take the man away from his friends. At that time his friends will fast.’ 21Then Jesus said, ‘Nobody uses a piece of new cloth to mend an old coat. If he does, the new cloth will cause the old cloth to tear again. It will make a bigger hole than before.
Read all of Mark 2Mark 2:19 word by word
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐστιν νηστεύειν; ὅσον χρόνον ἔχουσιν τὸν νυμφίον αὐτῶν οὐ δύνανται νηστεύειν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Canμήmē · notG3361
- Canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- the childrenυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of the bridechamberνυμφώνnumphōn · bridegroomG3567
- fastνηστεύωnēsteuō · to fastG3522
- whileἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- whileὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- the bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphios · bridegroomG3566
- isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- as long asχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550
- as long asὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
- they haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- themἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- they cannotοὐou · noG3756
Cross-references for Mark 2:19
- Genesis 29:22Laban called all the people in that place to come together. He prepared a big meal for them to eat.
- Judges 14:10Then Samson's father went to Timnah for Samson's marriage. Samson prepared a party for the people there. All the young men did this when they married.
- Psalms 45:14Now they lead her to the king in her beautiful clothes. Her young friends follow after her to bring her to the king.
- Matthew 25:1Jesus said, ‘I will tell you another story to show what the kingdom of heaven is like. There were ten young women who were going to a marriage party. They took their lamps with them and they went to meet the man who was marrying a wife.
Commentaries on Mark 2:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Can the children of the bride-chamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? - Among the Hindoos, large parties of friends, belonging both to the bride and bridegroom, attend on both during the wedding day; on the following day, when the bridegroom leaves the house of his father-in-law, the attendants are filled with sorrow, especially the near relations. - Ward's Customs.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-22Verses 19-22 See the notes at Matthew 9:15-17.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-22Verses 18-22 Strict professors are apt to blame all that do not fully come up to their own views. Christ did not escape slanders; we should be willing to bear them, as well as careful not to deserve them; but should attend to every part of our duty in its proper order and season.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Jesus was like a bridegroom at his wedding, so fasting was not appropriate. It was a time to celebrate (Luke 15:23–25, 32). The disciples would fast after Jesus went up to heaven (see Acts 13:2–3; 14:23).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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