19 Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom(A) is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the time[a] will come(B) when the groom will be taken away from them,(C) and then they will fast(D) on that day. 21 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new patch pulls away from the old cloth,(E) and a worse tear is made.

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  1. 2:20 Or the days

19 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. 20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them,(A) and on that day they will fast.

21 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse.

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