Mark 2:20

Mark 2:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
• New International Version (NIV)But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.

Context of Mark 2:20

18And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19And Jesus said to 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. But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they shall fast in those days. 21No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the tear is made worse. 22And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

Mark 2:20 word by word

ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ.¶Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphios · bridegroomG3566
• takenἀπαίρωapairō · to take awayG522
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• fastνηστεύωnēsteuō · to fastG3522
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565

Cross-references for Mark 2:20

• Psalms 45:11So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
• Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker is thy husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
• Isaiah 62:5For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
• John 3:29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
• 2 Corinthians 11:2For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
• Revelation 19:7Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
• Revelation 21:9And there came to me one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
• Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the manthat is my companion, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
• Matthew 26:31Then saith Jesus to them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
• John 7:33Then said Jesus to them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go to him that sent me.
• John 12:8For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.
• John 13:33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said to the Jews, Where I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
• John 16:7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send him to you.
• John 17:11And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thy own name those whom thou hast given to me, that they may be one, as we are .
• Acts 1:9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
• Acts 3:21Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

Commentaries on Mark 2:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20In those days - But instead of ̔, many of the best MSS. and versions read, ͅ ͅ ̔ͅ, in that day; viz. the day in which Jesus Christ should be delivered up to the Jews and Gentiles. Mill and Bengel approve of this reading, and Griesbach adopts it. The former part of the verse seems to vindicate the common reading.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

Topics related to Mark 2:20

• Bridegroom
• Jesus, the Christ

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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