Luke 5:37
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But new wine must be put into new bottles,.... Such as the disciples of Christ were, and sinners called to repentance…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Luke 5:33-39
See this passage illustrated in the notes at Mat 9:14-17. Luk 5:39 Having drunk old wine ... - Wine increases its…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The new wine will burst the bottles - These old bottles would not be able to stand the fermentation of the new wine, as…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 5:27-39
All this, except the last verse, we had before in Matthew and Mark; it is not the story of any miracle in nature wrought…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
new wine into old bottles Rather, wine-skins. The skins used for holding wine were apt to get seamed and cracked, and…