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## No man puts new wine into old wineskins ##
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This is a metaphor or parable to answer the question "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" ([Mark 2:17](./17.md); See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## new wine ##
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"grape juice." This refers to wine that has not fermented yet. If grapes are unknown in your area, use the general term for fruit.
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## old wineskins ##
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This refers to wineskins that have been used many times.
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## wineskins ##
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These were bags made out of animal skins. They could also be called "wine bags" or "skin bags" (UDB).
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## the wine would burst the skins ##
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When the new wine ferments and expands, they would tear open because they could no longer stretch out.
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## lost ##
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"ruined" (UDB)
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## fresh wineskins ##
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"new wineskins" or "new wine bags." This refers to wineskins that have never been used. |