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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-Jesus continues to answer the question that disciples of John had asked.
-
-# Neither do people put new wine into old wineskins
-
-Jesus uses another proverb to answer John's disciples. This means the same as the proverb in [Matthew 9:16](../09/16.md).
-
 # Neither do people put
 
 "Neither does anyone pour" or "People never put"
 
 # new wine
 
-This refers to wine that has not fermented yet. If grapes are unknown in your area, use the general term for fruit. Alternate translation: "grape juice" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-unknown]])
+This refers to wine that has not fermented yet. Alternate translation: "unfermented wine" or "grape juice"  or "unfermented fruit juice"
 
 # old wineskins
 
@@ -24,11 +16,11 @@ This refers to wineskins that have stretched and dried out because they were alr
 
 # the wine will be spilled, and the wineskins will be destroyed
 
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "and this will ruin the wineskins and spill the wine" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+"and this will ruin the wineskins and spill the wine"
 
 # the skins will burst
 
-When the new wine ferments and expands, the skins tear open because they can no longer stretch out.
+When the new wine ferments and expands, old wineskins tear open because they can no longer stretch out.
 
 # fresh wineskins
 
@@ -36,5 +28,5 @@ When the new wine ferments and expands, the skins tear open because they can no
 
 # both will be preserved
 
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "this will keep safe both the wineskins and the wine" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+"this will keep safe both the wineskins and the wine"