Luke 5:39
And no man, drinking old wine, immediately asketh new: for he saith, The old is softer.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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 they pour new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
Cross References
Mark 7:7But in vain do they reverence me while they teach the teachings of the commandments of men.
Hebrews 11:1Now FAITH is the persuasion concerning things which are in hope, as if they were in reality, and a revelation of those which are not seen.
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 →