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16 And no one puts a piece of cloth that has not been shrunk on an old garment, for such a patch tears away from the garment and a worse rent (tear) is made.

17 Neither is new wine put in old wineskins; for if it is, the skins burst and are [a]torn in pieces, and the wine is spilled and the skins are ruined. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.

18 While He was talking this way to them, behold, a ruler entered and, kneeling down, worshiped Him, saying, My daughter has just [b]now died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will come to life.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:17 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 9:18 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

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