14主不是直接地回答约翰的门徒和法利赛人，乃是用一些比喻来回答他们。〔在马可二章十八至二十二节，〕主……称自己是新郎，也说到新布与新酒。主似乎是说，“我的门徒既然有了使他们喜乐的一切，他们为什么还要禁食？他们有我作他们的新郎，也有我作他们的义—他们的新布，并作他们的生命—他们的新酒。我就是他们所需要的一切。我是神，又是人；我是医生，是新郎，就是最令人愉悦的人。我的门徒有我的同在却禁食，这太荒唐了。我是遮盖、美化他们的衣服；我的生命是真正的酒，充满、激励、并满足他们。他们不该禁食，反而要喜乐洋溢。你要他们禁食，但我告诉你，他们是不可能禁食的，因为新郎在这里与他们同在，他们身上有新布，里面有新酒。”主回答时论到新郎、新布和新酒的话，是何等的有智慧，何等的美妙！
14[In Mark 2:18-22] the Lord answered the disciples of John and the Pharisees not in a direct way but by using certain figures of speech. [He] referred to Himself as the Bridegroom, and He also spoke of new cloth and new wine. The Lord seemed to be saying, “Why should My disciples fast when they have everything they need to make them joyful? They have Me as the Bridegroom, and they have Me as their righteousness, their new cloth, and also as their life, their new wine. I am everything they need. I am God and man; I am the Physician and the Bridegroom, the most pleasant person. It is ridiculous for My disciples to fast when they have Me. I am the garment that covers them and beautifies them, and My life is the real wine that fills them, stirs them, and satisfies them. Instead of fasting, they should be full of joy. You ask them to fast. But I tell you it is impossible for them to fast, because the Bridegroom is here with them, the new cloth is upon them, and the new wine is within them.” How wise and how wonderful is the Lord’s answer, His word concerning the Bridegroom, the cloth, and wine!