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Luke 5:39

No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
Luke 5:39 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

  • And no man, having had old wine, has any desire for new, for he says, The old is better.

    BBE

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

    DBY

  • No man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, 'The old is better.'"

    WEB

  • and no one having drunk old `wine', doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.'

    YLT

  • No man also having drunk old wine immediately desires new: for he says, The old is better.

    ENG

  • No man also having drank old wine, immediately desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

    WBT

  • And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

    BSB

In context

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

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

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

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