Focused Passage

Luke 5:33-39

The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New

Luke moves from Jesus' authoritative word over fish and fishermen to His cleansing of the unclean, forgiveness of the paralyzed, call of Levi, table fellowship with sinners, and the announcement that His bridegroom presence brings newness that cannot be contained by old forms.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

33Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”

34Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?

35But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”

36He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.

37And 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.

38Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.

39And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 33

Original words

ThenδὲG1161Conjunction-ΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey saidεἶπανG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltoπρὸςG4314PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularJohn’sἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvὁμοίωςG3668AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctionthoseοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαίωνG5330Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralfrequentlyπυκνὰG4437Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralfastνηστεύουσινG3522Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvποιοῦνταιG4160Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralprayδεήσειςG1162Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralbutδὲG1161Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralYoursσοὶG4674Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 2nd Person Pluralkeep on eatingἐσθίουσινG2068Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondrinkingπίνουσινG4095Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 34

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .πρὸςG4314Preposition. . .αὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvΜὴG3361AdverbCan youδύνασθεG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralmakeποιῆσαιG4160Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralguestsυἱοὺςG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularbridegroomνυμφῶνοςG3567Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularfastνηστεῦσαιG3522Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivevvvἐνG1722PrepositionwhileG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[He]νυμφίοςG3566Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularwithμετ’G3326PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 35

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction[the] timeἡμέραιG2250Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralwill comeἐλεύσονταιG2064Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionwhenὅτανG3752ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbridegroomνυμφίοςG3566Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill be takenἀπαρθῇG522Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singularfromἀπ’G575PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralthenτότεG5119Adverb. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .ἐκείναιςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural. . .ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine Plural. . .ἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Pluralthey will fastνηστεύσουσινG3522Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 36

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionHe also toldἜλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .πρὸςG4314PrepositionthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plurala parableπαραβολὴνG3850Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionNo oneΟὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartearsσχίσαςG4977Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara piece of clothἐπίβλημαG1915Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularfromἀπὸG575Prepositiona newκαινοῦG2537Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingulargarmentἱματίουG2440Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular[and] sews [it]ἐπιβάλλειG1911Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularonἐπὶG1909Prepositionan oldπαλαιόνG3820Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular[one]ἱμάτιονG2440Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularIf he doesεἰG1487Conjunction. . .δὲG1161Conjunction. . .μή¦γεG1490Particlehe will tearσχίσειG4977Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularnew [garment]καινὸνG2537Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularas wellκαὶG2532ConjunctionandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] patchἐπίβλημαG1915Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularnewκαινοῦG2537Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbwill not matchσυμφωνήσειG4856Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularoldπαλαιῷG3820Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 37

Original words

AndΚαὶG2532Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularpoursβάλλειG906Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnewνέονG3501Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularwineοἶνονG3631Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionoldπαλαιούςG3820Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralwineskinsἀσκοὺςG779Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvεἰG1487ConjunctionvvvδὲG1161ConjunctionIf he doesμή¦γεG1490ParticletheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularnewνέοςG3501Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwineοἶνοςG3631Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill burstῥήξειG4486Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralskinsἀσκούςG779Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunction[the wine]αὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwill spillἐκχυθήσεταιG1632Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwineskinsἀσκοὶG779Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill be ruinedἀπολοῦνταιG622Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 38

Original words

InsteadἀλλὰG235ConjunctionnewνέονG3501Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularwineοἶνονG3631Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularis pouredβλητέονG992Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionnewκαινοὺςG2537Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralwineskinsἀσκοὺςG779Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 39

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularafter drinkingπιὼνG4095Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularold [wine ]παλαιὸνG3820Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularwantsθέλειG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnewνέονG3501Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularforγάρG1063Conjunctionhe saysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularoldπαλαιὸςG3820Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbetterχρηστόςG5543Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

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