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Mark 2:20
But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
from Questions about Fasting, Mark 2:18-20
What it says

He says fasting will come when the bridegroom is taken away.

What it is doing

Jesus points ahead to absence and fasting.

In context

18Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?” 19Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast. 20But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.