Mark.2.18

The disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees made a practice of fasting. Some people confronted Jesus: "Why do the followers of John and the Pharisees take on the discipline of fasting, but your followers don't?"

Mark.2.18

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, "How is it that John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?"

Mark.2.18

The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasting. Then they came and said to Him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?"

Mark.2.18

John's disciples and the Pharisees sometimes fasted. One day some people came to Jesus and asked, "Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

Mark.2.19

Jesus said, "When you're celebrating a wedding, you don't skimp on the cake and wine. You feast. Later you may need to pull in your belt, but not now. As long as the bride and groom are with you, you have a good time. No one throws cold water on a friendly bonfire. This is Kingdom Come!"

Mark.2.19

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.

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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.

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Jesus replied, "Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can't fast while they are with the groom.

Mark.2.20

He went on, "No one cuts up a fine silk scarf to patch old work clothes; you want fabrics that match.

Mark.2.20

But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.

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

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But someday he will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Mark.2.21

And you don't put your wine in cracked bottles."

Mark.2.21

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

Mark.2.21

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse.

Mark.2.21

And who would patch an old garment with unshrunk cloth? For the new patch shrinks and pulls away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger hole than before.

Mark.2.22

One Sabbath day he was walking through a field of ripe grain.

Mark.2.22

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins."

Mark.2.22

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins."

Mark.2.22

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. The wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine needs new wineskins."

Mark.2.23

As his disciples made a path, they pulled off heads of grain. The Pharisees told on them to Jesus: "Look, your disciples are breaking Sabbath rules!"

Mark.2.23

One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain.

Mark.2.23

Now it happened that He went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and as they went His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.

Mark.2.23

One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples began breaking off heads of wheat.

Mark.2.24

Jesus said, "Really? Haven't you ever read what David did when he was hungry, along with those who were with him?

Mark.2.24

The Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?"

Mark.2.24

And the Pharisees said to Him, "Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

Mark.2.24

But the Pharisees said to Jesus, "They shouldn't be doing that! It's against the law to work by harvesting grain on the Sabbath."

Mark.2.25

How he entered the sanctuary and ate fresh bread off the altar, with the Chief Priest Abiathar right there watching--holy bread that no one but priests were allowed to eat--and handed it out to his companions?"

Mark.2.25

He answered, "Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

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But He said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he was in need and hungry, he and those with him:

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But Jesus replied, "Haven't you ever read in the Scriptures what King David did when he and his companions were hungry?

Mark.2.26

Then Jesus said, "The Sabbath was made to serve us; we weren't made to serve the Sabbath.

Mark.2.26

In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions."

Mark.2.26

how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?"

Mark.2.26

He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest), ate the special bread reserved for the priests alone, and then gave some to his companions. That was breaking the law, too."

Mark.2.27

The Son of Man is no lackey to the Sabbath. He's in charge!"

Mark.2.27

Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

Mark.2.27

And He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

Mark.2.27

Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made to benefit people, and not people to benefit the Sabbath.