Luke 5:37

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses John’s disciples and the Pharisees in response to their inquiry about fasting practices. He introduces the illustration immediately after describing the mismatched patch on an old garment.

The words — ἀσκούς (askous) = wineskins and παλαίους (palaious) = old. These terms anchor the physical container and its deteriorated condition in the scenario.

The thread — The imagery appears in Joshua 9:4 and Joshua 9:13, where worn or cracked wineskins document the Gibeonites’ deception, and in Psalms 119:83, where a wineskin dried by smoke represents the psalmist’s condition. None of these passages describe expansion or brittleness; they only record physical wear or cracking.

Why it lands — The text states that pouring new wine into old wineskins causes rupture, spillage, and ruin. It demands a reader acknowledge the physical incompatibility before drawing any further conclusion.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

Cross-references

Psalms 119:83 Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
Joshua 9:13 These wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”
Joshua 9:4 acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.