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Mark 2:20

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 2:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.
Mark 2:20 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
17And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
18And John`s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John`s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?
19And 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.
20But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.
21No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.
22And no man putteth new wine into old wineskins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but [they put] new wine into fresh wine-skins.
23And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But the days will come, etc..] As they were in some sense now come to the disciples of John, their master being taken up by Herod, and confined in prison, and so it was a mourning time with them: when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days: referring to the time of the sufferings and death of Christ, which would be, and was a sorrowful season to his disciples.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the notes at Matthew 9:15-17. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the bridegroom: Psa 45:11; Sol 3:11; Isa 54:5, Isa 62:5; Joh 3:29; Co2 11:2; Rev 19:7, Rev 21:9 be taken: Zac 13:7; Mat 26:31; Joh 7:33, Joh 7:34, Joh 12:8, Joh 13:33, Joh 16:7, Joh 16:28, Joh 17:11, Joh 17:13; Act 1:9, Act 3:21 and: Act 13:2, Act 13:3, Act 14:23; Co1 7:5; Co2 6:5, Co2 11:27 Mark 2:21”
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