KJV King James Version
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 9:17
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
WEB World English Bible
Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins, or else the skins would burst, and the wine be spilled, and the skins ruined. No, they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
ASV American Standard Version
Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Nor do they put new wine into old skins, and if not—the skins burst, and the wine doth run out, and the skins are destroyed, but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 9
14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.
20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὐδὲG3761 · oudenorβάλλουσινG906 · ballōto throw: throwοἶνονG3631 · oinoswineνέονG3501 · neosnewεἰςG1519 · eistowardἀσκοὺςG779 · askoswineskinπαλαιούς·G3820 · palaiosoldεἰG1487 · eiifδὲG1161 · dethenμήG3361 · mēnotγε,G1065 · geindeedῥήγνυνταιG4486 · rhēgnumito throw violentlyοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀσκοί,G779 · askoswineskinκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἶνοςG3631 · oinoswineἐκχεῖταιG1632 · ekcheōto pour outκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀσκοὶG779 · askoswineskinἀπόλλυνται.G622 · apolluōto destroyἀλλὰG235 · allabutβάλλουσινG906 · ballōto throw: throwοἶνονG3631 · oinoswineνέονG3501 · neosnewεἰςG1519 · eistowardἀσκοὺςG779 · askoswineskinκαινούς,G2537 · kainosnewκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀμφότεροιG297 · amphoterosbothσυντηροῦνται.¶G4933 · suntēreōto preserve
Cross-references
Joshua 9:4They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;Psalm 119:83For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; [yet] do I not forget thy statutes.Job 32:19Behold, my belly [is] as wine [which] hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
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