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

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

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

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

36 He 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.

37 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.

38 Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.

39 And 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

Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction - Οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural they said εἶπαν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to πρὸς G4314 Preposition Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular John’s Ἰωάννου G2491 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - Οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv ὁμοίως G3668 Adverb and καὶ G2532 Conjunction those οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαίων G5330 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural frequently πυκνὰ G4437 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural fast νηστεύουσιν G3522 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv ποιοῦνται G4160 Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural pray δεήσεις G1162 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural but δὲ G1161 Conjunction - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Yours σοὶ G4674 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 2nd Person Plural keep on eating ἐσθίουσιν G2068 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction drinking πίνουσιν G4095 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 34

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular replied εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . πρὸς G4314 Preposition . . . αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural vvv Μὴ G3361 Adverb Can you δύνασθε G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural make ποιῆσαι G4160 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural guests υἱοὺς G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular bridegroom νυμφῶνος G3567 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular fast νηστεῦσαι G3522 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition while G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [He] νυμφίος G3566 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular with μετ’ G3326 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 35

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction [the] time ἡμέραι G2250 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural will come ἐλεύσονται G2064 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction when ὅταν G3752 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular bridegroom νυμφίος G3566 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular will be taken ἀπαρθῇ G522 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular from ἀπ’ G575 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural then τότε G5119 Adverb . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . ἐκείναις G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural . . . ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural . . . ἡμέραις G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural they will fast νηστεύσουσιν G3522 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 36

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction He also told Ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . πρὸς G4314 Preposition them αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural a parable παραβολὴν G3850 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction No one Οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular tears σχίσας G4977 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular a piece of cloth ἐπίβλημα G1915 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition a new καινοῦ G2537 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular garment ἱματίου G2440 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular [and] sews [it] ἐπιβάλλει G1911 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition an old παλαιόν G3820 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular [one] ἱμάτιον G2440 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular If he does εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . δὲ G1161 Conjunction . . . μή¦γε G1490 Particle he will tear σχίσει G4977 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular new [garment] καινὸν G2537 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular as well καὶ G2532 Conjunction and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the] patch ἐπίβλημα G1915 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular from ἀπὸ G575 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular new καινοῦ G2537 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb will not match συμφωνήσει G4856 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular old παλαιῷ G3820 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 37

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction no one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular pours βάλλει G906 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular new νέον G3501 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular wine οἶνον G3631 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition old παλαιούς G3820 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural wineskins ἀσκοὺς G779 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural vvv εἰ G1487 Conjunction vvv δὲ G1161 Conjunction If he does μή¦γε G1490 Particle the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular new νέος G3501 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular wine οἶνος G3631 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular will burst ῥήξει G4486 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural skins ἀσκούς G779 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the wine] αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular will spill ἐκχυθήσεται G1632 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural wineskins ἀσκοὶ G779 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural will be ruined ἀπολοῦνται G622 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 38

Original words

Instead ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction new νέον G3501 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular wine οἶνον G3631 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular is poured βλητέον G992 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition new καινοὺς G2537 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural wineskins ἀσκοὺς G779 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 39

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction no one οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular after drinking πιὼν G4095 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular old [wine ] παλαιὸν G3820 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular wants θέλει G2309 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular new νέον G3501 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular for γάρ G1063 Conjunction he says λέγει G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular The G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular old παλαιὸς G3820 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular better χρηστός G5543 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular

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