Luke 5:39

The Patches and the Wineskins · Luke 5:36–39
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Translations

Modern
And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
Traditional
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
Literal
And no one having drunk old wine wants new; for he says, ‘The old is good.’”
Latin
Et nemo bibens vetus, statim vult novum: dicit enim: Vetus melius est.

Original

Greek
English
And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

Notes

The old is better: The religious leaders were resistant to change.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 9:16–17 Mark 2:21–22

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Luke, Gospel of Scribe

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Eats with Tax Collectors and Sinners, and Discourses on Fasting (Capernaum) Wine: Improved by Age Wine: Old