Mark 2:18-19

Jesus teaches a new way

18 At this time, the disciples of John the Baptist and the disciples of the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came to Jesus and they asked him this question: ‘The disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees often fast for a time. So why do your disciples never do that?’

19 Jesus answered them, ‘When a man marries, his friends cannot refuse to eat. They cannot fast while he is with them.