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Jesus continues to answer the question asked by the disciples of John.
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## Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins ##
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This is a metaphor or parable to answer the question of John's disciples, which was "Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but your disciples do not fast?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## Neither do people put ##
"neither does anyone pour" (UDB) or "people never put"
## new wine ##
"grape juice." This refers to wine that has not fermented yet. If grapes are unknown in your area, use the general term for fruit.
## old wineskins ##
This refers to wineskins that have been used many times.
## wineskins ##
These were bags made out of animal skins. They could also be called "wine bags" or "skin bags" (UDB).
## the skins will burst ##
When the new wine ferments and expands, they would tear open because they could no longer stretch out.
## destroyed ##
"ruined" (UDB)
## fresh wineskins ##
"new wineskins" or "new wine bags." This refers to wineskins that have never been used.
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