Luke 5:39
And no man drinking old, hath presently a mind to new: for he saith, The old is better.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
In Context
38But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
Cross References
Mark 7:7And in vain to they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men.
Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the substance of things to be hoped for, the evidence of things that appear not.
Matthew Henry on Luke 5:28-39
The Call of Matthew; Watchfulness Inculcated. 27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 31 And Jesus answering… Read the whole commentary →