Luke 5

On Fasting

33 And they said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and make prayers—likewise also the disciples**The word "disciples" is not in the Greek text but is implied of the Pharisees—but yours are eating and drinking!" 34 So he**Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun said*Some manuscripts have "So Jesus said" to them, "You are not able to make the bridegroom’s attendants*Literally "sons of the bridal chamber" fast as long as the bridegroom is with them, are you?**The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase "are you"35 But days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days."