Luke 5:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.”

Luke 5:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 5:39 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 5:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“No man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’””

Luke 5:39 — World English Bible

Luke 5:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And no man having drunk old wine desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.”

Luke 5:39 — American Standard Version

Luke 5:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and no one having drunk old <FI>wine<Fi> , doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.'”

Luke 5:39 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 5:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And no one having drunk old wine [straightway] wishes for new, for he says, The old is better.”

Luke 5:39 — Darby Translation

Luke 5:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Also no man that drinketh olde wine, straightway desireth newe: for he sayth, The olde is more profitable. ”

Luke 5:39 — Geneva Bible

Luke 5:39 in Context — Luke 5

37 E ninguém põe vinho novo em odres velhos; de outra maneira, o vinho novo romperá os odres, e se derramará, e os odres são destruídos.

38 Mas o vinho novo deve ser posto em odres novos, e ambos se conservam.

39 E ninguém que beber do velho quer logo o novo; porque diz: O velho é melhor.

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What Does Luke 5:39 Mean?

Luke 5:39 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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