1. Mark 2:19 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Since the question about fasting addresses the practice of Jesus’ disciples, why does Jesus talk about himself in his answer?

Mark 2:19 (ESV)

19 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.

Jesus’ answer is a pronouncement about himself. You can only understand everything through Jesus. He is the Bridegroom, the central figure of a feast!1