But the days will come when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them; then, on that day, they will fast.

"Can friends of the bridegroom fast while he is still with them?" asked Jesus. "As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

Now the disciples of John and the Pharisees were keeping a fast, and people came to ask him, "How is it that the disciples of John and the Pharisees are fasting, but your disciples are not?"

"You neglect the commandment of God, and hold fast the traditions of men."