Matthew:9:14-17
nsb@Matthew:9:14 @ The disciples of John asked: »Why do your disciples not fast?« They frequently fasted, and so did the Pharisees.
nsb@Matthew:9:15 @ Jesus replied: »Should the wedding guests mourn and also celebrate with the groom? The days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.
nsb@Matthew:9:16 @ »Why patch an old garment with cloth that has not been shrunk? The patch shrinks and pulls away from the old cloth leaving a big hole.
nsb@Matthew:9:17 @ »Neither do men put new wine in old wineskins. The skins burst and the wine is lost. They put new wine in fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.«