Luke 5:39
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 5:39 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 5:39 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 5:39 — KJV
“No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.”
— Luke 5:39 (KJV)
Luke 5:39 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 5:39
“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. soweth: Heb. draweth forth sweet: or, new”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:39: old, wine, new
“And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:39: also, old, wine
“And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, desireth: Heb. asketh of thee”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:39: old, wine, desireth
“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 5:39: old, wine, new
“And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? one...: Heb. a man to his neighbour”
Shares key themes with Luke 5:39: also, old, new
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