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

18 Now 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?”

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

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

21 No 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.

22 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.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Cross-references

Matthew 9:14 BSB references Luke 5:33 BSB references Matthew 6:16 Classic cross-references Luke 18:12 Classic cross-references Matthew 6:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

Now Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural John’s Ἰωάννου G2491 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαῖοι G5330 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural were often ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural fasting νηστεύοντες G3522 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural So καὶ G2532 Conjunction [people] came ἔρχονται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural to [Jesus] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction asked λέγουσιν G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Why Διὰ G1223 Preposition . . . τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular don’t οὐ G3756 Adverb - δὲ G1161 Conjunction Your σοὶ G4674 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 2nd Person Plural - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural fast [like] νηστεύουσιν G3522 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural John’s Ἰωάννου G2491 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural [those] μαθηταὶ G3101 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαίων G5330 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural - νηστεύουσιν G3522 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

Verse 19

Cross-references

Matthew 25:1 Classic cross-references John 16:4 Classic cross-references

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular replied εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural How can δύνανται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural guests υἱοὶ G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular bridegroom νυμφῶνος G3567 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - Μὴ G3361 Adverb fast νηστεύειν G3522 Verb - Present Infinitive Active . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition while ᾧ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular - ὁ 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 As long as ὅσον G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular . . . χρόνον G5550 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular vvv ἔχουσιν G2192 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural vvv τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular [He is] νυμφίον G3566 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular with μετ’ G3326 Preposition them αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb they cannot δύνανται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural fast νηστεύειν G3522 Verb - Present Infinitive Active

Verse 20

Cross-references

Luke 17:22 Classic cross-references Revelation 21:9 Classic cross-references Isaiah 54:5 Classic cross-references Isaiah 62:5 Classic cross-references Revelation 19:7 Classic cross-references

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 when ὅταν G3752 Conjunction the ὁ 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 - καὶ G2532 Conjunction then τότε G5119 Adverb . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . ἐκείνῃ G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular . . . τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular . . . ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular they will fast νηστεύσουσιν G3522 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

Verse 21

Cross-references

Matthew 9:16 BSB references Luke 5:36 BSB references 1 Corinthians 1:10 Classic cross-references Matthew 12:46 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 10:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

No one Οὐδεὶς G3762 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular sews ἐπιράπτει G1976 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a patch ἐπίβλημα G1915 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of unshrunk ἀγνάφου G46 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular cloth ῥάκους G4470 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition an old παλαιόν G3820 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular garment ἱμάτιον G2440 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular If he does εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . δὲ G1161 Conjunction . . . μή G3361 Adverb the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular [new] piece πλήρωμα G4138 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular will pull away αἴρει G142 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular - καινὸν G2537 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular from τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular [the] old παλαιοῦ G3820 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular - ἀπ’ G575 Preposition - αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction a worse χεῖρον G5501 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative tear σχίσμα G4978 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular will result γίνεται G1096 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular

Verse 22

Cross-references

Matthew 9:17 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:83 Classic cross-references Joshua 9:13 Classic cross-references Joshua 9:4 Classic cross-references Luke 5:37 Classic cross-references

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 If he does εἰ G1487 Conjunction . . . δὲ G1161 Conjunction . . . μή G3361 Adverb the ὁ G3588 Article - 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 and [both] καὶ G2532 Conjunction the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular wine οἶνος G3631 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural wineskins ἀσκοί G779 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural will be ruined ἀπόλλυται G622 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Instead ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction new νέον G3501 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular wine [is poured] οἶνον G3631 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition new καινούς G2537 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural wineskins ἀσκοὺς G779 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

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

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