Luke 5:39 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And no one after drinking old wine immediately desires new wine, for he says, The old is good or better.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

No one who drinks a well-aged wine wants new wine, but says, ‘The well-aged wine is better.’”

Catholic Public Domain Version

And no one who is drinking the old, soon wishes for the new. For he says, 'The old is better.' "

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And no man drinking old, hath presently a mind to new: for he saith, The old is better.

Luke 5:39 Cross References

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.

Matthew 5:40

And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

Luke 5:38

But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

Luke 6:1

Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the cornfields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

Hebrews 11:39

And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise,