Else.—Better, as before, if otherwise.

The bottles shall perish.—Better, will perish, there being no rea…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: As soon as they received the first answer from Christ, they proceeded from one thing to another, inte…

The second illustration suggests that Jesus’ teaching is like fermenting wine, wine that seems to have almost inherent vigor and cannot be containe…

And no man puts new wine into old bottles
To which the Scribes and Pharisees are here compared, into whose hearts th…

It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was m…