21 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result. 22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.” 23 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
Mark 2:21–23
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Luke 5:36–38
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Matthew 9:15–17
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Gospel of Thomas 1:46–48
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Luke 6:1–2
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Matthew 13:23–25
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Deuteronomy 23:24–25
24 When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not put any in your basket. 25 When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grai…
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