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
Read Luke 5:39 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 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.
Read the full chapter: Luke 5 — Let Justice Roll Like a River →
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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free