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No one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.
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A Radically New Faith
Commentators explain that this parable illustrates the radical newness of Jesus' message. The 'new wine' represents the vibrant, life-giving power of the Gospel and the new covenant. It cannot be contained within the 'old wineskins' of rigid, outdated religious traditions, such as those held by the Pharisees. Jesus is inaugurating something entirely new, not just patching up an old system.
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Luke
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19th Century
Anglican
Else.—Better, as before, if otherwise.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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Presbyterian
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