Luke 5:39

Luke 5:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
• New International Version (NIV)And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, 'The old is good.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, ‘The old is better.’ ”

Context of Luke 5:39

37People don’t pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the new wine will make the skins burst. The wine will run out, and the skins will be ruined. 38Rather, new wine is to be poured into fresh skins. “No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine. He says, ‘The old wine is better!’ ”

Luke 5:39 word by word

καὶ οὐδεὶς πιὼν παλαιὸν θέλει νέον, λέγει γάρ· ὁ παλαιὸς χρηστός ἐστιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• No manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• having drunkπίνωpinō piō poō · to drinkG4095
• oldπαλαιόςpalaios · oldG3820
• straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• desirethθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• newνέοςneos neōteros · newG3501
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• he saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• betterχρηστόςchrēstos · good/kindG5543

Cross-references for Luke 5:39

• Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask which paths are the old, reliable paths. Ask which way leads to blessings. Live that way, and find a resting place for yourselves. But you said that you wouldn’t live that way.
• Mark 7:7Their worship of me is pointless, because their teachings are rules made by humans.’
• Romans 4:11Abraham’s faith was the basis of his approval by God while he was still uncircumcised. The mark of circumcision is the seal of that approval. Therefore, he is the father of every believer who is not circumcised, and their faith, too, is regarded as the basis of their approval by God.
• Hebrews 11:1Faith assures us of things we expect and convinces us of the existence of things we cannot see.

Commentaries on Luke 5:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39The old is better - Ϛ - Is more agreeable to the taste or palate. Herodotus, the scholiast on Aristophanes, and Homer, use the word in this sense. See Raphelius. The old wine, among the rabbins, was the wine of three leaves; that is, wine three years old; because, from the time that the vine had produced that wine, it had put forth its leaves three times. See Lightfoot. The miraculous draught of fishes, the cleansing of the leper, the healing of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33-39Verses 33-39 See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 9:14-17. Luke 5:39 Having drunk old wine … - Wine increases its strength and flavor, and its mildness and mellowness, by age, and the old is therefore preferable. They who had tasted such mild and mellow wine would not readily drink the comparatively sour and astringent juice of the grape as it came from the press. The meaning of this proverb in this place seems to be this: You Pharisees…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-39Verses 27-39 It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was made so effectual. It was a wonder of his grace, that he came to call sinners to repentance, and to assure them of pardon. It was a wonder of his grace, that he so patiently bore the contradiction of sinners against himself and his disciples. It was a wonder of his grace, that he fixed the services…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39The old is better: The religious leaders were resistant to change.Read the comment

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• Jesus, the Christ
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Commentaries on Luke 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings