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Luke 5:33
Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
from Questions about Fasting, Luke 5:33-35
What it says

The questioners note that John’s disciples and the Pharisees fast and pray, while Jesus’ followers keep eating and drinking.

What it is doing

The verse raises the comparison.

In context

33Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.” 34Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? 35But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”