Can ye make the children of the bride chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?
35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. Now, Jesus in answering their question does so with very few words, but then gives them the two parables to illustrate the answer. Now, you will notice in all three Scriptural references, that Jesus was asked the question, why He and His disciples did not fast when Johns disciples did, and also the Pharisees which were considered by all to be the most precise in their form of worship fasted as well. You see in those days there were three groups of believers among the Jewish people. The Pharisees who were by far the most dogmatic in the observance of the Jewish law. These were men who were so thoroughly trained in the Scriptures, that you could place a needle through the scroll and they could tell you what letters it past through as it penetrated the entire book that was rolled up. These were men whose lives were dedicated to knowing and understanding the scriptures. But
