Mar 2:18-22 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 2:18-22: 2:18-22 This controversy deals with fasting , which Jesus did not practice with his disciples. The Pharisees regularly fasted two days a week, on Mondays and Thursdays (Luke 18:12 ), and Jews often fasted when mourning or specially seeking the Lord’s favor (Lev 16:29-31 ; 1 Sam 31:13 ; 2 Sam 1:12 ; 12:21-23 ; Ezra 8:23 ; Esth 4:3 ; Matt 6:16 ).

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mActs 13:2-3►

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‏ Mark 2:18-22

Summary for Mark 2:18-22: 2:18-22 ^a This controversy deals with fasting, which Jesus did not practice with his disciples. The Pharisees regularly fasted two days a week, on Mondays and Thursdays (Luke 18:12 ^b), and Jews often fasted when mourning or specially seeking the Lord’s favor (Lev 16:29-31 ^c; 1 Sam 31:13 ^d; 2 Sam 1:12 ^e; 12:21-23 ^f; Ezra 8:23 ^g; Esth 4:3 ^h; Matt 6:16 ⁱ).
Summary for Mark 2:19-20: 2:19-20 ^j Jesus was like a groom at his wedding, so fasting was inappropriate. It was a time for celebration (Luke 15:23-25 ^k, 32 ^l). The disciples would fast when Jesus was taken away by death (see Acts 13:2-3 ^m; 14:23 ⁿ).
Summary for Mark 2:21-22: 2:21-22 ^o Old customs of the old covenant are incompatible with the new arrival of God’s Kingdom. Common experience shows that an unshrunken new patch sewn on old clothing will tear the old cloth as it shrinks. Similarly, brittle old wineskins will burst when new wine ferments in them. Jesus’ meaning was that the fasting of the old cannot mix with the feasting of the new.