Matthew 9:14-17
14A Question about Fasting Mark 2:18-22; Luke 5:33-39Then John's disciples came to Jesus ▼▼Lit. him
and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, ▼▼Other mss. lack often
but your disciples don't fast?”Mark 2:18; Luke 5:33; 18:12 15Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests can't mourn as long as the groom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.”John 3:29; Acts 13:2-3; 14:23; 1Cor 7:5The Unshrunk Cloth Mark 2:21; Luke 5:36 16“No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results. 17Nor do people ▼▼Lit. they
pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill out, and the skins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.” Mark 2:18-22
18A Question about Fasting Matthew 9:14-17; Luke 5:33-39Now John's disciples and the Pharisees would fast regularly. Some people ▼▼Lit. They
came and asked Jesus, ▼▼Lit. him
“Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees’ disciples fast, but your disciples don't fast?”Matt 9:14; Luke 5:33 19Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests can't fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they can't fast. 20But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.”The Unshrunk Cloth Matthew 9:16; Luke 5:36 21“No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch pulls away from it—the new from the old—and a worse tear is made. 22And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will make the skins burst, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured ▼▼The Gk. lacks is poured
into fresh wineskins.”
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