Luke 5:33-37
Luke 5:33
They said to him, “John’s disciples frequently fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. But your disciples eat and drink.”
Luke 5:34
Jesus asked them, “Can you force wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them?
Luke 5:35
The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. At that time they will fast.”
Luke 5:36
He also used these illustrations: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new coat to patch an old coat. Otherwise, the new cloth will tear the old. Besides, the patch from the new will not match the old.
Luke 5:37
People don’t pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the new wine will make the skins burst. The wine will run out, and the skins will be ruined.