Luke 5:27-39

And saw a tax collector named Levi. We know this man better as Matthew. See notes on Matthew 9:9-17. All the "inner circle" of disciples had been disciples of John the Baptist, who then left him to follow Christ (Acts 1:20-21). All had continued to work at their jobs until this official call from Jesus. Matthew Levi, too, leaves everything to follow Jesus. Then Levi had a big feast in his house. To have Jesus meet his fellow tax-collectors. (See note on Matthew 9:10.) The disciples of John fast frequently. [Fast: to go without food for a while as a religious duty.] But your disciples eat and drink. They said this to scold Jesus [and his disciples] for attending this feast. Jesus shows that "fasting" should not be an empty formality, but should be done with real meaning, But it is "out of place" at some times. And no one wants new wine after drinking old wine. This is the final answer to the question in Luke 5:33. Only Luke tells this. The disciples of John drank the old wine of Jewish orthodoxy, and did not like the new wine of the grace and freedom of the Gospel. Note there is no comparison being made between the old and the new. The point is that the one who drinks the old will not even try the new because he thinks the old is better.