Luke 5:34
Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
What it says
Jesus compares his presence to a bridegroom among guests who do not fast.
What it is doing
The verse frames fasting around celebration.
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.”