Luke 5:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 5:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 5:38 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 5:38 — KJV
“But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.”
— Luke 5:38 (KJV)
Luke 5:38 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 5:38
“Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. bottles: or, sacks of skin, or, leather”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:38: new, wine, put
“And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles. bottles: or, sacks of skin”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:38: new, wine, must
“And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:38: must, put, into
“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: a fit...: Heb. a man of opportunity”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:38: put, into, both
“And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:38: new, wine, bottles
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