Saying 47: The Parables of Divided Loyalties, New Wine in Old Wineskins, and New Patch on Old Cloth

1Jesus said, “It is not possible for anyone to mount two horses or stretch two bows, and it is not possible for a servant to follow two leaders, because they will respect one and despise the other.

2“No one drinks old wine and immediately wants to drink new wine. New wine is not put into old wineskins, because they would burst. Nor is old wine put into new wineskins, because it would spoil.

3“A new patch of cloth is not sewn onto an old coat, because it would tear apart.”