Mark 2:22
New International Version
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.”

New Living Translation
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the wine would burst the wineskins, and the wine and the skins would both be lost. New wine calls for new wineskins.”

English Standard Version
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”

Berean Standard Bible
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

Berean Literal Bible
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the wineskins, and the wine will be destroyed--and the wineskins. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins."

King James Bible
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

New King James Version
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”

New American Standard Bible
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.”

NASB 1995
“No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.”

NASB 1977
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.”

Amplified Bible
No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the [fermenting] wine will [expand and] burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the wineskins. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”

Christian Standard Bible
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the skins. No, new wine is put into fresh wineskins.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”

American Standard Version
And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins.

Contemporary English Version
No one pours new wine into old wineskins. The wine would swell and burst the old skins. Then the wine would be lost, and the skins would be ruined. New wine must be put into new wineskins.

English Revised Version
And no man putteth new wine into old wineskins: else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but they put new wine into fresh wineskins.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
People don't pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the wine will make the skins burst, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Rather, new wine is to be poured into fresh skins."

Good News Translation
Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, because the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins."

International Standard Version
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will make the skins burst, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins."

Majority Standard Bible
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill out, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.?

NET Bible
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be destroyed. Instead new wine is poured into new wineskins."

New Heart English Bible
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins will be destroyed; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins."

Webster's Bible Translation
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles, else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

Weymouth New Testament
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wine would burst the skins, and both wine and skins would be lost. New wine needs fresh skins!"

World English Bible
No one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine pours out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and no one puts new wine into old skins, and if not—the new wine bursts the skins, and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but new wine is to be put into new skins.”

Berean Literal Bible
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the wineskins, and the wine will be destroyed--and the wineskins. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins."

Young's Literal Translation
and no one doth put new wine into old skins, and if not -- the new wine doth burst the skins, and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but new wine into new skins is to be put.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And none puts new wine in old wine-skins: and lest the new wine rend the wine-skins, and the wine be poured out, and the wine-skins perish; but they put new wine in new wine-skins.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: otherwise the wine will burst the bottles, and both the wine will be spilled, and the bottles will be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottles.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the wineskins, and the wine will pour out, and the wineskins will be lost. Instead, new wine must be put into new wineskins.”

New American Bible
Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.”

New Revised Standard Version
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and so are the skins; but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And no man pours new wine into old wine-skins, so that the wine may not rend the skins and the skins be ruined, and the wine run out; but they pour new wine into new wine-skins.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And no man pours new wine into old wineskins, lest the wine burst the wineskins and the wineskins are destroyed and the wine is spilled; but one pours new wine into new wineskins.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And no one puts new wine into old bottles; if so, the new wine bursts the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles are destroyed. But new wine must be put into new bottles.

Godbey New Testament
No one puts new wine in old bottles: lest the new wine shall break the bottles, and the wine is poured out, and the bottles shall perish: but the new wine is put in new bottles.

Haweis New Testament
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; but if otherwise, the new wine will burst the bottles, and the wine will be spilt, and the bottles destroyed: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

Mace New Testament
so no man pours new wine into old skins, for that would burst them, and then both would be lost: but new wine must be put into new skins.

Weymouth New Testament
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wine would burst the skins, and both wine and skins would be lost. New wine needs fresh skins!"

Worrell New Testament
And no one puts new wine into old wine-skins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perishes, and the skins; but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins."

Worsley New Testament
nor does any one put new wine into old vessels; otherwise the new wine bursteth the vessels, and the wine is spilt, and the vessels are destroyed: but new wine should be put into new vessels.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Patches and the Wineskins
21No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result. 22And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.” 23One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.…

Cross References
Matthew 9:17
Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

Luke 5:37-38
And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. / Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Romans 7:6
But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

Galatians 6:15
For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.

Ephesians 4:22-24
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; / to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; / and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Colossians 3:9-10
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, / and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

Hebrews 8:13
By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ...

Ezekiel 36:26-27
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

Isaiah 43:18-19
“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old. / Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

Isaiah 65:17
For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

Joel 2:28-29
And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. / Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

John 3:3-7
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” / “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?” / Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. ...

John 1:12-13
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God— / children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.


Treasury of Scripture

And no man puts new wine into old bottles: else the new wine does burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.

bottles.

Joshua 9:4,13
They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; …

Job 32:19
Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.

Psalm 119:80,83
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed…

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Mark 2
1. Jesus followed by multitudes,
3. heals a paralytic;
13. calls Matthew;
15. eats with tax collectors and sinners;
18. excuses his disciples for not fasting;
23. and for picking the heads of grain on the Sabbath day.














And no one pours new wine into old wineskins.
In the ancient Near East, wineskins were made from animal hides, typically goats. As new wine ferments, it expands, requiring a flexible container. Old wineskins, having already been stretched and dried out, lack the elasticity needed for this process. This metaphor illustrates the incompatibility of Jesus' new teachings with the old Jewish traditions and legalistic practices. The new wine represents the gospel of grace and the kingdom of God, which cannot be contained within the rigid structures of the old covenant. This teaching aligns with the broader theme of transformation and renewal found throughout the New Testament, such as in 2 Corinthians 5:17, which speaks of becoming a new creation in Christ.

If he does, the wine will burst the skins,
The bursting of the wineskins symbolizes the destructive consequences of trying to fit the new covenant of grace into the old covenant of law. This imagery highlights the futility and danger of attempting to merge the new life in Christ with the old legalistic ways. Historically, this reflects the tension between Jesus and the Pharisees, who were often resistant to His teachings. The bursting signifies the inevitable failure of such an attempt, emphasizing the need for a complete departure from the old system.

and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined.
This phrase underscores the loss and damage that occur when the new and old are improperly combined. The new wine, representing the gospel, is wasted, and the old wineskins, symbolizing the Jewish law and traditions, are destroyed. This dual ruin serves as a warning against syncretism and the blending of incompatible beliefs. It also points to the necessity of embracing the new covenant fully, as seen in Hebrews 8:13, which speaks of the old covenant becoming obsolete.

Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”
The conclusion of this teaching emphasizes the need for a new framework to accommodate the new message of Jesus. New wineskins represent the renewed hearts and minds of believers who are receptive to the transformative power of the gospel. This transformation is a recurring theme in the New Testament, as seen in Romans 12:2, which calls for the renewal of the mind. The new wineskins also symbolize the church, the body of Christ, which is built on the foundation of grace and truth. This teaching encourages believers to embrace the new life offered through Christ, leaving behind the constraints of the old covenant.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Jesus Christ
The speaker of this parable, Jesus uses this metaphor to teach about the newness of His message and the Kingdom of God.

2. Disciples of John and Pharisees
The context of this teaching involves a question about fasting, posed by the disciples of John and the Pharisees, who represent the old religious order.

3. Wineskins
A common item in ancient times used to store wine, made from animal skins. They symbolize the structures or systems that hold spiritual truths.

4. New Wine
Represents the new covenant and teachings of Jesus, which require a new approach and understanding.

5. Old Wine
Symbolizes the old covenant and traditional Jewish laws and practices.
Teaching Points
The Necessity of Renewal
Just as new wine requires new wineskins, embracing the teachings of Jesus requires a renewal of heart and mind. We must be willing to let go of old habits and traditions that cannot contain the new life Christ offers.

Flexibility in Faith
The metaphor of wineskins teaches us the importance of being flexible and open to the Holy Spirit's work in our lives. Rigid structures and mindsets can hinder spiritual growth.

Embracing the New Covenant
The new wine represents the new covenant established through Jesus' death and resurrection. Believers are called to live in the freedom and grace of this new covenant, rather than being bound by the old law.

Transformation through Christ
The transformation that Jesus brings is radical and comprehensive. It requires us to be transformed from the inside out, becoming new creations in Him.Verse 22. - "Bottles" in this verse is better rendered literally wine-skins (ἀσκούς). And no man putteth new wine (οϊνον νέον) into old wine-skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins; but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins (ἀσκοὺς καινοὺς). The sense is this: New wine, in the process of fermentation, will burst old bottles made of wine-skins not strong enough to resist the strength of the fermenting fluid; so that there is a twofold loss - both that of the bottles and that of the wine. And therefore new wine must be poured into bottles made of fresh wine-skins, which, by reason of their strength and toughness, shall be able to resist the fermenting energy of the new wine. And by these very apt illustrations our Lord teaches us that it is a vain thing to attempt to mingle together the spiritual freedom of the gospel with the old ceremonies of the Law. To attempt to engraft the living spiritual energy of the gospel upon the old legal ceremonial now about to pass away, would be as fatal a thing as to piece an old garment with new material, or to put new wine into old wineskins. There is here, therefore, a valuable lesson for the Christian Church, namely, to treat new converts with gentleness and consideration.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

no one
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

pours
βάλλει (ballei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

new
νέον (neon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3501: (a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh.

wine
οἶνον (oinon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3631: Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

old
παλαιούς (palaious)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3820: Old, ancient, not new or recent. From palai; antique, i.e. Not recent, worn out.

wineskins.
ἀσκοὺς (askous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 779: A wine-skin, leather bottle. From the same as askeo; a leathern bag used as a bottle.

If he does,
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

wine
οἶνος (oinos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3631: Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'.

will burst
ῥήξει (rhēxei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4486: To rend, break asunder; I break forth (into speech); I throw or dash down.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

skins,
ἀσκούς (askous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 779: A wine-skin, leather bottle. From the same as askeo; a leathern bag used as a bottle.

and [both]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

wine
οἶνος (oinos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3631: Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

wineskins
ἀσκοί (askoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 779: A wine-skin, leather bottle. From the same as askeo; a leathern bag used as a bottle.

will be ruined.
ἀπόλλυται (apollytai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 622: From apo and the base of olethros; to destroy fully, literally or figuratively.

Instead,
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

new
νέον (neon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3501: (a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh.

wine [is poured]
οἶνον (oinon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3631: Wine. A primary word (yayin); 'wine'.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

new
καινούς (kainous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2537: Fresh, new, unused, novel. Of uncertain affinity; new

wineskins.?
ἀσκοὺς (askous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 779: A wine-skin, leather bottle. From the same as askeo; a leathern bag used as a bottle.


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