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Why can new wine not be fermented in old wineskins?

AOld leather is full of tannin and will ruin new wine.
BOnce a wineskin has been emptied it cannot hold another kind of wine, under Mosaic law, but can only be used for water.
CThe old wineskins will burst.✓ Correct Answer
DThe sugar in new wine reacts will make an old wineskin leak.

Answer & Explanation

The old wineskins will burst.

New wine gives off a lot of carbon dioxide, which requires a supple new wineskin that will expand. See Matthew 9:16-17.

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