Luke 5:33-35

Expanded Bible

Jesus Answers a Question^(A)

³³ They said to Jesus, “John’s ·followers [disciples] often fast [^Cgiving up eating for spiritual purposes] and pray, just as the ·Pharisees [or disciples of the Pharisees] do. But your ·followers [disciples] eat and drink all the time.”

³⁴ Jesus said to them, “You cannot make the ·friends of the bridegroom [or wedding guests; ^Lchildren of the wedding hall] fast while he is still with them. ³⁵ But the ·time [^Ldays] will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and ·then [^Lin those days] they will fast.”