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33 lines
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Jesus continues to answer the question asked by the disciples of John.
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## Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins ##
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This is a metaphor or parable to answer the question of John's disciples, which was "Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but your disciples do not fast?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## Neither do people put ##
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"neither does anyone pour" (UDB) or "people never put"
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## new wine ##
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"grape juice." This refers to wine that has not fermented yet. If grapes are unknown in your area, use the general term for fruit.
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## old wineskins ##
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This refers to wineskins that have been used many times.
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## wineskins ##
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These were bags made out of animal skins. They could also be called "wine bags" or "skin bags" (UDB).
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## the skins will burst ##
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When the new wine ferments and expands, they would tear open because they could no longer stretch out.
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## destroyed ##
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"ruined" (UDB)
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## fresh wineskins ##
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"new wineskins" or "new wine bags." This refers to wineskins that have never been used. |