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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
While he spake these things unto them,.... To the Scribes and Pharisees, and to John's disciples, concerning, and in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Matthew 9:14-17
Then came the disciples of John ... - This narrative is found also in Mar 2:18-22; Luk 5:33-39. The reference here is to…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 9:14-17
The objections which were made against Christ and his disciples gave occasion to some of the most profitable of his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
new wine into old bottles The Oriental bottles are skins of sheep or goats. Old bottles would crack and leak. This may…