Focused Passage

Matthew 9:14-17

Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

Matthew moves from Jesus’ authority to forgive sins, to his mercy toward sinners, to his teaching on newness, to his authority over death, uncleanness, blindness, muteness, and demons, concluding with compassion for the shepherdless crowds and prayer for harvest workers.

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

14Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast so often, but Your disciples do not fast?”

15Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

16No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.

17Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

ThenΤότεG5119AdverbJohn’sἸωάννουG2491Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralcameπροσέρχονταιG4334Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Pluralto [Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] askedλέγοντεςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralWhy is it thatΔιὰG1223Preposition. . .τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralfastνηστεύομενG3522Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralso oftenπολλάG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralbutδὲG1161ConjunctionYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulardisciplesμαθηταίG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural{do} notοὐG3756AdverbfastνηστεύουσινG3522Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • NE and WH do not include so often.
Verse 15

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 Plural-ΜὴG3361AdverbtheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralguestsυἱοὶG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularbridegroomνυμφῶνοςG3567Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularmournπενθεῖνG3996Verb - Present Infinitive Activevvvἐφ’G1909PrepositionwhileὅσονG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[He]νυμφίοςG3566Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularwithμετ’G3326PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralButδὲG1161Conjunction[the] 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-καὶG2532ConjunctionthenτότεG5119Adverbthey will fastνηστεύσουσινG3522Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 16

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionNo oneΟὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularsewsἐπιβάλλειG1911Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara patchἐπίβλημαG1915Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof unshrunkἀγνάφουG46Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularclothῥάκουςG4470Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularonἐπὶG1909Prepositionan oldπαλαιῷG3820Adjective - Dative Neuter SingulargarmentἱματίῳG2440Noun - Dative Neuter SingularForγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularpatchπλήρωμαG4138Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singularwill pull awayαἴρειG142Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulargarmentἱματίουG2440Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiona worseχεῖρονG5501Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativetearσχίσμαG4978Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularwill resultγίνεταιG1096Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 17

Original words

NeitherΟὐδὲG3761Conjunctiondo [men] pourβάλλουσινG906Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralnewνέονG3501Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularwineοἶνονG3631Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionoldπαλαιούςG3820Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralwineskinsἀσκοὺςG779Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralIf they doεἰG1487Conjunction. . .δὲG1161Conjunction. . .μή¦γεG1490ParticletheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralskinsἀσκοίG779Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill burstῥήγνυνταιG4486Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwineοἶνοςG3631Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill spillἐκχεῖταιG1632Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwineskinsἀσκοὶG779Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill be ruinedἀπόλλυνταιG622Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralInsteadἀλλὰG235Conjunctionthey pourβάλλουσινG906Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralnewνέονG3501Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularwineοἶνονG3631Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionnewκαινούςG2537Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralwineskinsἀσκοὺςG779Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbothἀμφότεροιG297Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralare preservedσυντηροῦνταιG4933Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural

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