Luke 5:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.”

Luke 5:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 5:38 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 5:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”

Luke 5:38 — World English Bible

Luke 5:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins.”

Luke 5:38 — American Standard Version

Luke 5:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“but new wine into new skins is to be put, and both are preserved together;”

Luke 5:38 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 5:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“but new wine is to be put into new skins, and both are preserved. ”

Luke 5:38 — Darby Translation

Luke 5:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But newe wine must be powred into newe vessels: so both are preserued.”

Luke 5:38 — Geneva Bible

Luke 5:38 in Context — Luke 5

36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.

37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

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

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What Does Luke 5:38 Mean?

Luke 5:38 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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