¹ tc Most mss (A C [D] Θ Ψ Ë¹³ Ï latt sy) have καὶ ἀμφότεροι συντηροῦνται (kai amfoteroi sunthrountai, “and both will be preserved”), assimilating the text to Matt 9:17. The earliest and best witnesses, as well as many others (Ì^4,75vid א B L W ˹ 33 579 700 1241 2542 co), however, lack the words.

sn The meaning of the saying new wine…into new skins is that the presence and teaching of Jesus was something new and signaled the passing of the old. It could not be confined within the old religion of Judaism, but involved the inauguration and consummation of the kingdom of God.

² sn The two questions of vv. 11-12 expect the answer, “No father would do this!”

³ sn See Luke 6:22, 27; 1 Cor 1:25-31.

⁴ tn This is also a third class condition in the Greek text.

⁵ tn The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mh).

⁶ tn This is also a first class condition in the Greek text.