Mark 2:20 - Exposition

This is the first occasion on which our Lord alludes to his removal from them. The bridegroom shall be taken away from them . The Greek word ( ἀπαρθῇ ) conveys the idea of a painful severance. And then will they fast in that day ( ἐν ἐκείνῇ τῇ ἡμέρα ). This is the true reading. After our Lord's death, his disciples frequently fasted as of necessity, and went through much privation and trial. And so it must be for the most part with all who will live godly in Christ Jesus, until he returns to take to himself his kingdom, when there will be a glad and everlasting festival.