King James Version
Luke 5:37 in the King James Version says “And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles ...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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.”
Luke 5:37 · KJV
But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old ; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
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.
But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“new”
G3501"new", i.e., (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate
“into”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
“will burst”
G4486to "break," "wreck" or "crack", i.e., (especially) to sunder (by separation of the parts; g2608 being its intensive (with the preposition in compositi
“new”
G3501"new", i.e., (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“shall perish”
G622to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
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