But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.
At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.”1 Kings 18:27 NIV
“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse.Mark 2:21 NIV
Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them.Mark 2:19 NIV