Mark 2:22

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples immediately after teaching the parable of the unshrunk patch, using the moment to address questions about His followers' practices. The remark concludes a sequence of analogies contrasting old religious forms with His incoming ministry.

The words — The Greek askous (wineskins) denotes leather containers, while neon (new) describes freshly fermented wine that expands and releases gas. The text states that pouring the expanding liquid into rigid, aged containers causes both the wine and the skins to rupture.

The thread — The same analogy appears in Matthew 9:17 and Luke 5:37, while the object itself appears in Psalms 119:83 as a metaphor for physical deterioration. The parallel Gospel accounts record the identical warning against mixing old and new materials.

Why it lands — The passage requires readers to abandon attempts to force new spiritual realities into outdated religious structures. It demands a direct transition to new frameworks rather than preserving old forms for new purposes.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

Cross-references

Matthew 9:17 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.”
Psalms 119:83 Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
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.
Joshua 9:4 acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.
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.”
Job 32:19 Behold, my belly is like unvented wine; it is about to burst like a new wineskin.
Psalms 119:80 May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.