Mark 2:17-19

International Standard Version

¹⁷ When Jesus heard that, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a physician, but sick ones do. I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners.”

A Question about Fasting^(A)

¹⁸ Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees would fast regularly. Some people^[a] came and asked Jesus,^[b] “Why do John’s disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”

¹⁹ Jesus replied, “The wedding guests^[c] can’t fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they can’t fast.