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The Pharisees

The PhariseesThe Scribes and Pharisees (title)

The rigid religious traditionalists in Luke 5 who grumbled outside Levi's banquet demanding why Jesus' disciples feasted instead of fasting — pictured by Christ as sun-hardened old wineskins that burst under the pressure of new wine.

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Historical Era The Life of Christ

Featured In Season 11

Key Passage Luke 5:29–39

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Aramaic/Hebrew: Perushim — 'The Separated Ones'

Luke 5:30

An old wineskin is not necessarily evil; it is simply leather that has lost its oil and elasticity, refusing to stretch when the Holy Spirit does something new.

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Standing outside Levi's house in Capernaum while tax collectors and forgiven sinners rejoiced inside with Jesus, the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at the disciples and demanded why they were not following traditional fasting routines (Luke 5:30–33).

Jesus answered them with the parable of the patch and the wineskins: no one pours fermenting new wine into brittle, sun-hardened old wineskins, or the new wine will burst the skins — warning that rigid, self-righteous religion always says, 'The old is good' and refuses to stretch for the living Spirit of God (Luke 5:36–39).

How Students Search & Remember The Pharisees:

“grumbled at levi's banquet about fasting”“old wineskins that burst with new wine in luke 5”“the old is good religious critics”

ESV Scripture Index:

Luke 5:29–39

Season 11 • Episode 1 Main Character Luke 5 • Ephesians 5

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The Bursting Skins — The Pharisees' Rigidity, Fermenting New Wine & Supple Goatskin Vessels

Role in Storytime: Rigid religious critics grumbling outside Levi's banquet — pictured as sun-hardened old wineskins that refuse to stretch.

Jesus warns that fermenting new wine will burst brittle old leather skins, calling us to become supple new vessels for the Spirit.

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The Pharisees' Rigidity, Fermenting New Wine & Supple Goatskin Vessels (Luke 5 • Ephesians 5)

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Jesus Christ

Matthew (Levi)

The Wine Steward (Vintner)

Greek • G779 Askos — “Leather Wineskin”

A leather bag or bottle made from sewn animal hide (usually goatskin) used in the ancient world to hold and ferment wine.

Greek • G3631 Oinos Neos — “New Wine”

Freshly pressed grape juice in the active, volatile process of fermentation, releasing gas and expanding pressure.

Greek • G4137 Pleroo — “Continually Filled”

To make full, fill up to the brim so that nothing is wanting; in Ephesians 5, a continuous present passive command.

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Adversary of

Jesus Christ

Luke 5:30–33 • Scripture states

Adversary of

Matthew (Levi)

Luke 5:29–30 • Scripture states

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The Wine Steward (Vintner)

S11E1 • Shawna's teaching