Matthew 9:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Neither do men put new wine into old bottles:b else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. ”

Matthew 9:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then came the disciples of John ... - This narrative is found also in Mark 2:18-22 ; Luke 5:33-39 . The reference here is to John the Baptist. It is probable that they had understood that John...
Matthew 9:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Fasting. The Old and the New ( Mark 2:18-22 *, Luke 5:33-39 ). Mt. makes the disciples of John (who were more numerous and important for two or three centuries than is usually recognized; cf. p...
Matthew 9:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

new . freshly made: i.e. young. Greek. neos = new as to time. old bottles . old or dried skins. bottles . wine skins. else . otherwise. break . burst. perish . are ruined. new bottles...
Matthew 9:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. New wine into o...
Matthew 9:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then came to him the disciples of John— Dr. Campbell translates the 16th and 17th verses thus: Nobody mendeth an old garment with undressed cloth; else the patch itself teareth the garment, and ma...
Matthew 9:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? No JFB commentary on these verses.
Matthew 9:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sick of the Palsy. Call of Matthew. Raising of Jairus' Daughter 1-8. The paralytic healed and his sins forgiven ( Mark 2:1 ; Luke 5:17 ). The peculiarity of this miracle is that it was worked...
Matthew 9:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles. — The bottles are those made of hides partly tanned, and retaining, to a great extent, the form of the living animals. These, as they grew dry with age...
Matthew 9:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 8 The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1-34 - Matthew 9:1-35 REFERRING to Matthew 4:23 , we find the work of Christ at the beginning of His ministry summarised as teaching and preach...
Matthew 9:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Friend of Sinners Matthew 9:9-17 The name Levi indicates that Matthew sprang from a priestly line. He had lost all self-respect to become the abhorred instrument of the Roman government, co...
Matthew 9:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The King now exercised His authority in a new way. He pronounced pardon on a sinner, and straightway opposition was aroused. To the questioning and rebellious hearts He vindicated His authority to fo...
Matthew 9:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is wonderful to see how fond men have been in All ages to substitute anything, and everything, in the room of real godliness, and a change of heart. Fasting and alms-giving, and services, however...
Matthew 9:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles ,.... As in the former parable, our Lord exposes the folly of the Scribes and Pharisees, in their zealous attachment to the traditions of the elders; so...
Matthew 9:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. Ver. 17. Ne...
Matthew 9:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

No man putteth a piece of new cloth , &c. Our Lord, having assigned one reason why he did not enjoin his disciples to fast, namely, because it was not a proper time for it, now proceeds to give...
Matthew 9:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Returning to His own city, Capernaum, He has brought to Him a man totally helpless, lying on a bed. This case of palsy is indicative of the complete debilitating effects of sin: man is left without s...
Matthew 9:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ's Reply to the Disciples of John. 14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, b...
Matthew 9:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 14-17. Mark hath this same history, almost in the same words, Mark 2:18-22 , only he saith that some of the disciples of the Pharisees came with the disciples of John. Luke also hath it varyi...
Matthew 9:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

What Jesus Has To Offer And The Growth of Pharisaic Opposition (9:10-34). We are now informed about the first open opposition among the Pharisees to Jesus. The Pharisees had seemingly previously a...
Matthew 9:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 9:14 . The disciples of John. —The passage is interesting as showing: 1. That the followers of the Baptist continued during our Lord’s ministry to form a separate body (...
Matthew 9:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 9:17 There is an ever-living freshness in the words of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospels. In reading them we are not with mere antiquarian curiosity studying the history of events wholly u...
Matthew 9:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 9:1-2 . And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said...
Matthew 9:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 9:1 . Jesus came into his own city, Capernaum, as in Mark. Our Saviour was a stranger on earth, born in Bethlehem, an exile in Egypt, resident at Nazareth, but latterly in Capernaum. Mat...
Matthew 9:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

New wine into old bottles. Garments and wine skins By these illustrations our Lord conveyed a lesson on the charm of naturalness and the law of congruity in religion, 1. As old cloth and new...
Matthew 9:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 9:1-40 The paralytic forgiven and healed. Parallel passages: Mark 2:1-41 ; Luke 5:17-42 . (For connexion of thought, cf. Matthew 8:18 , note.) In the parallel pass...
Matthew 9:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Further parabolic sayings:
Matthew 9:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 32:19 ; Joshua 9:4 ; Psalms 119:83
Matthew 9:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Eating with Sinners Matthew 9:9-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS For our opening word we have chosen the first verse of the study "He saw a man, * * sitting at the receipt of custom: and He saith unto hi...
Matthew 9:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

New — Fermenting wine will soon burst those bottles, the leather of which is almost worn out. The word properly means vessels made of goats' skins, wherein they formerly put wine, (and do in some c...

Matthew 9:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 9:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 9:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 9:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 9:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 9:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 9:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 9:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 9:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 9:17 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 9:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 9:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 9:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 9:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 9:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 9:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 9:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 9:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes