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No man also having drunk old [wine] straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
Luke 5:39 — KJV
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Luke 5:39
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Luke 5:39
Verse 39 of 39
Commentary
Commentary on Luke 5:39
Theological / DevotionalNo man. Only Luke records this added comment of Christ.
The old is better. Textual evidence is divided (cf. p. 146) between this and the reading “The old is good,” that is, the old is mild or pleasant. One who is accustomed to the old wine considers it more mellow, in comparison with the new, and therefore more pleasing. Christ says that a person used to old wine finds that it is pleasant to his taste; it suits him well, and that is enough. He will not change his old habits. This parable illustrates the deep-grained prejudice of the Pharisees.
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