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18 Καὶ (And) ἦσαν (were) οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) Ἰωάννου (of John) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) νηστεύοντες (fasting). καὶ (And) ἔρχονται (they come) καὶ (and) λέγουσιν (say) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Διὰ (Because of) τί (why) οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) Ἰωάννου (of John) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees) νηστεύουσιν (fast), οἱ (-) δὲ (but) σοὶ (Your) μαθηταὶ (disciples) οὐ (not) νηστεύουσιν (fast)?”
19 Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Μὴ (Not) δύνανται (are able) οἱ (the) υἱοὶ (sons) τοῦ (of the) νυμφῶνος (bridechamber), ἐν (in) ᾧ (which) ὁ (the) νυμφίος (bridegroom) μετ’ (with) αὐτῶν (them) ἐστιν (is), νηστεύειν (to fast)? ὅσον (As long as) χρόνον (time) ἔχουσιν (they have) τὸν (the) νυμφίον (bridegroom) μετ’ (with) αὐτῶν (them), οὐ (not) δύνανται (they are able) νηστεύειν (to fast).
20 ἐλεύσονται (Will come) δὲ (however) ἡμέραι (the days) ὅταν (when) ἀπαρθῇ (will have been taken away) ἀπ’ (from) αὐτῶν (them) ὁ (the) νυμφίος (bridegroom), καὶ (and) τότε (then) νηστεύσουσιν (they will fast) ἐν (in) ἐκείνῃ (those) τῇ (the) ἡμέρᾳ (days).
21 Οὐδεὶς (No one) ἐπίβλημα (a patch) ῥάκους (of cloth) ἀγνάφου (unshrunk) ἐπιράπτει (sews) ἐπὶ (on) ἱμάτιον (clothing) παλαιόν (old); εἰ (if) δὲ (now) μή (not) αἴρει (tears away) τὸ (the) πλήρωμα (patch) ἀπ’ (from) αὐτοῦ (it), τὸ (-) καινὸν (new) τοῦ (from the) παλαιοῦ (old), καὶ (And) χεῖρον (worse) σχίσμα (a tear) γίνεται (takes place).
22 Καὶ (And) οὐδεὶς (no one) βάλλει (puts) οἶνον (wine) νέον (new) εἰς (into) ἀσκοὺς (wineskins) παλαιούς (old); εἰ (if) δὲ (now) μή (not), ῥήξει (will burst) ὁ (the) οἶνος (wine) τοὺς (the) ἀσκούς (wineskins), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) οἶνος (wine) ἀπόλλυται (will be destroyed), καὶ (and) οἱ (the) ἀσκοί (wineskins). ἀλλὰ (Instead), οἶνον (wine) νέον (new) εἰς (into) ἀσκοὺς (wineskins) καινούς (new).”