Introduction to the parable of the new cloth
Jesus told the parable of the new cloth as part of a response to a question. The disciples of John the Baptist had asked the Lord to tell them why His disciples did not fast like others.
Jesus answered by saying that wedding guests do not mourn while the bridegroom is with them. They celebrate instead.
Therefore, Jesus' disciples did not fast because He is the bridegroom and they are the wedding guests.
Parable of the new cloth bible verse
Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast,[fn] but your disciples do not fast?”
And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.
The parable of the new cloth
In the parable, Jesus said that no one uses an unshrunken or new piece of fabric to repair a hole in an old garment.
Why does unshrunken cloth tear if it is sewn into an old garment?
Unshrunken or new cloth will shrink and become smaller when it is exposed to water and heat.
The cloth in old garments, on the other hand, have already shrunken because they have been washed and ironed. Washing and ironing also cause old garments to become loose and relaxed.
If an old garment is torn, it is best to use a shrunken or older piece of fabric to mend the area.
If an unshrunken piece is used to mend a patch, that area will shrink when it gets wet. That area will pull away from the old garment, and the tear will become worse.
People listening to Jesus would have understood. In bible days, the fabrics that were worn were likely to shrink after washing.
These fabrics included:
- Cotton
- Wool
- Silk
- Linen
Meaning of the parable of the new cloth
Jesus and His disciples did not observe the tradition of fasting like the other teachers and their disciples.
He conducted His ministry activities in a totally different manner from the other teachers.
He taught about the Kingdom of Heaven, healed the sick, raised the dead, fed the hungry, cast out devils, and worked all kinds of miracles.
These were things to rejoice about.
He was the Son of God and the Bridegroom.
He was doing wonderful miracles and wanted His disciples to rejoice and to be glad.
Jesus did not want His disciples to be sorrowful while He was in the earth with them. He wanted them to be glad.
Joyfulness and excitement were present in everything that Jesus did.
He was not going to follow religious practices just because everyone was doing them.
A time would come for His disciples to fast, but while He was with them, they would rejoice.
Jesus dwells in the spirit of every child of God and He wants us to rejoice.
There will be times to fast, but He wants us to rejoice.
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