Question about Fasting
When asked why his disciples do not fast, Jesus uses the imagery of the bridegroom, new wine, and new wineskins to explain that a new era has arrived.
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Luke alone adds the saying about old wine: "No one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says 'The old is good.'" This may be an ironic comment about people's natural resistance to change, or a genuine acknowledgment that the old covenant had its own value.
The questioners are John's disciples, framing it as a contrast between the two movements.
Both John's disciples and the Pharisees ask the question together.
Adds the "old wine" saying, unique to his account.
The bulk of Jesus's public work centered in Galilee: calling of the Twelve, the Sermon on the Mount, parables, miracles, and growing opposition.
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