Luke 5:37
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.”
ῥήγνυμι
G2608 (κατάγνυμι) being its intensive (with the preposition in composition), and G2352 (θραύω) a shattering to minute fragments; but not a reduction to the constituent particles, like G3089 (λύω)) or disrupt, lacerate; by implication, to convulse (with spasms); figuratively, to give vent to joyful emotions
οἶνος
wine
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οἶνος
Wine. Oinos. New wine must be put into new wineskins. The life of the Spirit cannot be contained in old structures. God is always doing something new. Be flexible enough to receive it.
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ἐκχέω
will be spilled out,
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ἐκχέω
To pour out, to shed. Ekcheo. I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh. Pentecost was the fulfilment of Joel's prophecy. The Spirit is still being poured out today.
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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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νέος
new
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νέος
New, young, fresh. Neos. A new self which is being renewed in knowledge. God is constantly making things fresh. His mercies are new every morning.
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εἰ
lest
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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