Focused Passage

Mark 2:18-22

The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship

Jesus' authority moves from healing bodies to forgiving sins, from calling fishermen to calling a tax collector, from public proclamation to table fellowship with sinners, from old religious categories to new kingdom reality, and from Sabbath dispute to Son of Man lordship.

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

18Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”

19Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.

20But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

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.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Original words

NowΚαὶG2532Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJohn’sἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulardisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwere oftenἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralfastingνηστεύοντεςG3522Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralSoκαὶG2532Conjunction[people] cameἔρχονταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Pluralto [Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionaskedλέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralWhyΔιὰG1223Preposition. . .τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singulardon’tοὐG3756Adverb-δὲG1161ConjunctionYourσοὶG4674Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 2nd Person Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralfast [like]νηστεύουσινG3522Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralJohn’sἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Plural[those]μαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαίωνG5330Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural-νηστεύουσινG3522Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 19

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralHow canδύνανταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluraltheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralguestsυἱοὶG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularbridegroomνυμφῶνοςG3567Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-ΜὴG3361AdverbfastνηστεύεινG3522Verb - Present Infinitive Active. . .ἐνG1722PrepositionwhileG3739Personal / 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 PluralAs long asὅσονG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .χρόνονG5550Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvἔχουσινG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralvvvτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular[He is]νυμφίονG3566Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularwithμετ’G3326PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvοὐG3756Adverbthey cannotδύνανταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralfastνηστεύεινG3522Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Verse 20

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ButδὲG1161Conjunctionthe timeἡμέραιG2250Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralwill comeἐλεύσονταιG2064Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralwhenὅτανG3752ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbridegroomνυμφίοςG3566Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill be takenἀπαρθῇG522Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singularfromἀπ’G575PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionthenτότεG5119Adverb. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .ἐκείνῃG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular. . .τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular. . .ἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singularthey will fastνηστεύσουσινG3522Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 21

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No oneΟὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularsewsἐπιράπτειG1976Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara patchἐπίβλημαG1915Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof unshrunkἀγνάφουG46Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularclothῥάκουςG4470Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularonἐπὶG1909Prepositionan oldπαλαιόνG3820Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingulargarmentἱμάτιονG2440Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularIf he doesεἰG1487Conjunction. . .δὲG1161Conjunction. . .μήG3361AdverbtheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular[new] pieceπλήρωμαG4138Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularwill pull awayαἴρειG142Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singular-καινὸνG2537Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularfromτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singular[the] oldπαλαιοῦG3820Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular-ἀπ’G575Preposition-αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiona worseχεῖρονG5501Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativetearσχίσμαG4978Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularwill resultγίνεταιG1096Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 22

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AndΚαὶG2532Conjunctionno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularpoursβάλλειG906Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnewνέονG3501Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularwineοἶνονG3631Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionoldπαλαιούςG3820Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralwineskinsἀσκοὺςG779Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralIf he doesεἰG1487Conjunction. . .δὲG1161Conjunction. . .μήG3361AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwineοἶνοςG3631Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill burstῥήξειG4486Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralskinsἀσκούςG779Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluraland [both]καὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwineοἶνοςG3631Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwineskinsἀσκοίG779Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill be ruinedἀπόλλυταιG622Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularInsteadἀλλὰG235ConjunctionnewνέονG3501Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singularwine [is poured]οἶνονG3631Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionnewκαινούςG2537Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralwineskinsἀσκοὺςG779Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Tischendorf does not include Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.

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