Mark 2:19-22. See on Matthew 9:15-17. The matter is precisely the same, but Mark is in some respects fuller than the others, showing that his account cannot be an abridgment of the others. Comp. especially the phrase: the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees.

As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast . This repetition is peculiar to Mark.

In that day. Mark, though so concise, seems fond of such solemn and specifying repetitions.

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