ESV Reformation Study Bible – Luke 5:33
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Luke 5:33

5:33 The only fast prescribed in the law was on the Day of Atonement (Lev. 23:27), but religious people fasted on other days (e.g., Zech. 7:3, 5). Jesus did not command fasts, though He Himself fasted (4:2) and permitted it among His followers (Matt. 6:16–18).