Luke 5:34

“And he said unto them, etc.] The disciples of John, or the Scribes and Pharisees: can ye make the children of the bride chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? signifying, that he was the bridegroom, and his disciples the children of the bride chamber; and that as it is unreasonable to expect, and morally impossible, that persons, attending the festivals of a nuptial solemnity, should be engaged in severe fastings; so it was not to be thought, that whilst Christ was corporeally present with his disciples, that they should be prevailed upon to live such an austere and mortified life.”

“See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 9:14-17. Luke 5:39 Having drunk old wine ... - Wine increases its strength and flavor, and its mildness and mellowness, by age, and the old is therefore preferable. They who had tasted such mild and mellow wine would not readily drink the comparatively sour and astringent juice of the grape as it came from the press. The meaning of this proverb in this place seems to be this: You Pharisees wish to draw my disciples to the “austere” and “rigid” duties of the ceremonial law - to fasting and painful rites; but they have come under a milder system. They have tasted the gentle and tender blessings of the gospel; they have no “relish” for your…”

“Can ye make - That is, is it proper to make men fast and mourn, during a festival solemnity? Luke 5:36”

“5:34-35 Do wedding guests fast? Just as it would be inappropriate for anyone to fast at a wedding celebration, it was inappropriate for people to fast while the Messiah was with them. God’s final salvation is a great wedding feast that God prepares for his people (Isa 25:6-8; Luke 14:15-24).”

“the children: Jdg 14:10, Jdg 14:11; Psa 45:14; Sol 2:6, Sol 2:7, Sol 3:10, Sol 3:11, Sol 5:8, Sol 6:1; Mat 25:1-10; Rev 19:7-9 bridegroom: Psa 45:10-16; Isa 54:5, Isa 62:5; Zep 3:17; Mat 22:2; Joh 3:29; Co2 11:2; Eph 5:25-27 Luke 5:35”