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# Connecting Statement:
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The disciples of John the Baptist question the fact that Jesus' disciples do not fast.
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# do not fast
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"continue to eat regularly"
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# Can wedding attendants be sorrowful while the bridegroom is still with them?
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Jesus uses a question to answer John's disciples. They all knew that people do not mourn and fast at a wedding celebration. Jesus uses this proverb to show that his disciples do not mourn because he is still there with them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs]])
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# the days
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The word "days" probably refers here to a period of time longer than just one day.
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# the bridegroom will be taken away from them
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the bridegroom will not be able to be with them any longer" or "someone will take the bridegroom away from them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# will be taken away
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Jesus is probably referring to his own death, but this should not be made explicit here in the translation. To maintain the imagery of a wedding, it is best to just state that the bridegroom will not be there any longer.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/disciple]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/johnthebaptist]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pharisee]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fast]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bridegroom]] |