16. No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse.
17. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. But they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
18. As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”
19. So Jesus and His disciples got up and followed him.
20. Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for 12 years approached from behind and touched the tassel on His robe,
21. for she said to herself, “If I can just touch His robe, I’ll be made well! ”
22. But Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” He said. “Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that moment.
23. When Jesus came to the leader’s house, He saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.
24. “Leave,” He said, “because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” And they started laughing at Him.
25. But when the crowd had been put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.