Old wineskins (ασκους παλαιους). Not glass " bottles " but wineskins used as bottles as is true in Palestine yet,…

Neither do men put new wine, etc. The third illustration was taken from wine put into bottles. In eastern nations, bottles were, and still…

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles. The “bottles” mentioned here are wineskins made from animal hides, which we…

For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, "Why do we and the Pharis…

Glossa Ordinaria: After He had replied to them concerning eating and associating with sinners, they next challenged Him on the…

The next illustration is about a piece of unshrunk cloth tightly sewed to old and well-shrunk cloth in order to repair a tear; it will cause a bigg…

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles
As in the former parable, our Lord exposes the folly of the Scribes and…

John was at this time in prison. His circumstances, his character, and the nature of the message he was sent to deliver, led those who were particu…

Here a question concerning eating is related; and the response follows, where it is said, And Jesus said.