Luke 5:36
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.”
ἐπιβάλλω
to throw upon (literal or figurative, transitive or reflexive; usually with more or less force); specially (with G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ) implied) to reflect; impersonally, to belong to
καινός
new
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καινός
New, fresh, recently made. Kainos. A new commandment I give you. Kainos means new in quality not just new in time. The new covenant is better in kind not just newer in age.
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παλαιός
old
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παλαιός
Old, ancient, former. Palaios. Put off the old self. The old way of living has no claim on you in Christ. You are not who you used to be. You are a new creation.
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οὐδείς
No one
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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λέγω
He was speaking
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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παραβολή
a parable
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παραβολή
A parable, a comparison, a story with meaning. Jesus always taught in parables. A parable hides truth from the casual and reveals it to the hungry.
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συμφωνέω
it will match
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συμφωνέω
to be harmonious, i.e. (figuratively) to accord (be suitable, concur) or stipulate (by compact)
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σχίζω
having torn
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σχίζω
to split or sever (literally or figuratively)
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ἱμάτιον
a garment
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ἱμάτιον
a dress (inner or outer)
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εἰ
lest
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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ἐπίβλημα
a piece
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ἐπίβλημα
a patch
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