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

Who do the wedding guests refer to?

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.

They are the first invited guests to the wedding. They are among the bridegroom’s true friends. They also organize the wedding together with him.

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