Matthew:9:14-17

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rwp @Matthew:9:14 @{The disciples of John } (\hoi math ˆtai I “anou \). One is surprised to find disciples of the Baptist in the role of critics of Christ along with the Pharisees . But John was languishing in prison and they perhaps were blaming Jesus for doing nothing about it . At any rate John would not have gone to Levi 's feast on one of the Jewish fast-days . "The strict asceticism of the Baptist (11:18 |) and of the Pharisaic rabbis (Luke:18:12 |) was imitated by their disciples " (McNeile ). rwp @Matthew:9:15 @{The sons of the bride-chamber } (\hoi huioi tou numph “nos \). It is a late Hebrew idiom for the wedding guests , "the friends of the bridegroom and all the sons of the bride-chamber " ( _Tos . Berak . _ ii . 10 ). Cf . strkjv @John:2:29 |. rwp @Matthew:9:16 @{Undressed cloth } (\rhakous agnaphou \). An unfulled , raw piece of woollen cloth that will shrink when wet and tear a bigger hole than ever . {A worse rent } (\cheiron schisma \). Our word "schism ." The "{patch }" (\pl ˆr “ma \, filling up ) thus does more harm than good . rwp @Matthew:9:17 @{Old wineskins } (\askous palaious \). Not glass "{bottles }" but wineskins used as bottles as is true in Palestine yet , goatskins with the rough part inside . "Our word _bottle_ originally carried the true meaning , being a bottle of leather . In Spanish _bota_ means a _leather bottle_ , a _boot_ , and a _butt_ . In Spain wine is still brought to market in pig-skins " (Vincent ). The new wine will ferment and crack the dried-up old skins . {The wine is spilled } (\ekcheitai \), poured out .

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