Matthew 9:16-18

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¹⁶ “And who would patch an old garment with unshrunk cloth? For the patch would tear away and make the hole worse. ¹⁷ And who would use old wineskins^[a] to store new wine? For the old skins would burst with the pressure, and the wine would be spilled and skins ruined. Only new wineskins are used to store new wine. That way both are preserved.”

¹⁸ As he was saying this, the rabbi of the local synagogue came and worshiped him. “My little daughter has just died,” he said, “but you can bring her back to life again if you will only come and touch her.”