King James Version

Matthew 9:17

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “are ruined” (ἀπόλλυνται.) before But here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “both” (ἀμφότεροι) before are preserved here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “will ruin” (ἀπολοῦνται) before But here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “both” (ἀμφότερα) before are preserved here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

οὐδὲoudeNeitherοὐδέconjunction — “Neither”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “neither”.Neitherβάλλουσινballousindo men putβάλλω (ballō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “do men put”, an ongoing or repeated actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “put”.do men putοἶνονoinonwineοἶνος (oinos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “wine”, the object formG3631wine.wineνέονneonnewνέος (neos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “new”, the object formG3501(a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh.This verse uses “new”.newεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoἀσκοὺςaskousbottlesἀσκός (askos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “bottles”, the object formG779a wine-skin, leather bottle.bottlesπαλαιούςpalaiousoldπαλαιός (palaios)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “old”, the object formG3820old, ancient, not new or recent.This verse uses “old”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.μήmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.γεgeindeedγέparticle — “indeed”G1065an enclitic, emphasizing particle: at least, indeed, really, but generally too subtle to be represented in English.This verse uses “indeed”.ῥήγνυνταιrhēgnuntaito throw violentlyῥήγνυμι (rhēgnumi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to throw violently”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4486I rend, break asunder; I break forth (into speech); I throw or dash down.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσκοίaskoiwineskinἀσκός (askos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “wineskin”, the subject formG779a wine-skin, leather bottle.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἶνοςoinoswineοἶνοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “wine”, the subject formG3631wine.ἐκχεῖταιekcheitaito pour outἐκχέω (ekcheō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to pour out”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1632I pour out (liquid or solid); I shed, bestow liberally.This verse uses “pour out”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσκοὶaskoiwineskinἀσκός (askos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “wineskin”, the subject formG779a wine-skin, leather bottle.ἀπόλλυνταιapolluntaito destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to destroy”, an ongoing or repeated actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “destroy”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.βάλλουσινballousinto throwβάλλω (ballō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to throw”, an ongoing or repeated actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “throw”.οἶνονoinonwineοἶνος (oinos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “wine”, the object formG3631wine.νέονneonnewνέος (neos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “new”, the object formG3501(a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh.This verse uses “new”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἀσκοὺςaskouswineskinἀσκός (askos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “wineskin”, the object formG779a wine-skin, leather bottle.καινούςkainousnewκαινός (kainos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “new”, the object formG2537fresh, new, unused, novel.This verse uses “new”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀμφότεροιamphoteroibothἀμφότεροιadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “both”, the subject formG297both (of two).bothσυντηροῦνταιsuntērountaiare preservedσυντηρέω (suntēreō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “are preserved”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4933I preserve, keep safe, keep in mind, keep close.are preserved

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπολοῦνταιapolountaiperishἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “perish”, an ongoing or repeated actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).ἀμφότεραamphoterabothἀμφότερος (amphoteros)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “both”, the subject formG297both (of two).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Nor do they put new wine into old skins, and if not — the skins burst, and the wine doth run out, and the skins are destroyed, but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins, or else the skins would burst , and the wine be spilled , and the skins ruined. No , they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved .”

Darby Translation

Nor do men put new wine into old skins, otherwise the skins burst and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

Douay-Rheims

Neither do they put new wine into old bottles. Otherwise the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish. But new wine they put into new bottles: and both are preserved.

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