Must be put (βλητεον). This verbal adjective in -τεος rather than -τος appears here alone in the N.T. though it is common enough i…

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…

But new wine must be put into new bottles
Such as the disciples of Christ were, and sinners called to repentance are…

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…