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Luke 5:39
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KJ21
No man also, having drunk old wine, straightway desireth new; for he saith, ‘The old is better.’”
ASV
And no man having drunk old wine desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.
AMP
And no one, after drinking old wine, wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is fine.’”
AMPC
And no one after drinking old wine immediately desires new wine, for he says, The old is good or better.
BRG
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
CSB
And no one, after drinking old wine, wants new, because he says, ‘The old is better.’”
CSBA
And no one, after drinking old wine, wants new, because he says, “The old is better.” ’
CEB
No one who drinks a well-aged wine wants new wine, but says, ‘The well-aged wine is better.’”
CJB
Besides that, after drinking old wine, people don’t want new; because they say, ‘The old is good enough.’”
CEV
No one wants new wine after drinking old wine. They say, “The old wine is better.”
DARBY
And no one having drunk old wine [straightway] wishes for new, for he says, The old is better.
DLNT
And no one having drunk old wine desires new. For he says, ‘The old is good’”.
DRA
And no man drinking old, hath presently a mind to new: for he saith, The old is better.
ERV
No one who drinks old wine wants new wine. They say, ‘The old wine is just fine.’”
EASY
Also, nobody wants to drink new wine after he has drunk old wine. He will say, “The old wine is much better.” ’
EHV
And no one wants new wine while drinking old wine, because he says, ‘The old is fine.’”
ESV
And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’”
ESVUK
And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’”
EXB
No one after drinking old wine wants new wine, because he says, ‘The old wine is ·better [fine; good].’” [C The religious leaders are content with the old ways of Judaism and not interested in the “new wine” (salvation blessings) of the Kingdom.]
GNV
Also no man that drinketh old wine, straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is more profitable.
GW
“No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine. He says, ‘The old wine is better!’ ”
GNT
And you don't want new wine after drinking old wine. ‘The old is better,’ you say.”
HCSB
And no one, after drinking old wine, wants new, because he says, ‘The old is better.’”
ICB
No one after drinking old wine wants new wine because he says, ‘The old wine is better.’”
ISV
No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine, because he says, ‘The old wine is good enough!’”
PHILLIPS
“Nobody puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins—the wine will be spilt and the skins ruined. No, new wine must be put into new wineskins. Of course, nobody who has been drinking old wine will want the new at once. He is sure to say, ‘The old is a good sound wine.’”
JUB
No one also having drunk of the old straightway desires the new, for he says, The old is better.
KJV
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
AKJV
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
LSB
And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’”
LEB
And no one after drinking old wine wants new, because he says, ‘The old is just fine!’”
TLB
But no one after drinking the old wine seems to want the fresh and the new. ‘The old ways are best,’ they say.”
MSG
“No one cuts up a fine silk scarf to patch old work clothes; you want fabrics that match. And you don’t put wine in old, cracked bottles; you get strong, clean bottles for your fresh vintage wine. And no one who has ever tasted fine aged wine prefers unaged wine.”
MEV
And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new. For he says, ‘The old is better.’ ”
MOUNCE
And no one drinking the old desires the new; for he says, ‘The old is good.’”
NOG
“No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine. He says, ‘The old wine is better!’”
NABRE
[And] no one who has been drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’”
NASB
And no one, after drinking old wine wants new; for he says, ‘The old is fine.’”
NASB1995
And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’”
NCB
And no one who has been drinking old wine will wish for new wine, for he says, ‘The old is better.’ ”
NCV
No one after drinking old wine wants new wine, because he says, ‘The old wine is better.’”
NET
No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’”
NIRV
After drinking old wine, no one wants the new. They say, ‘The old wine is better.’ ”
NIV
And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, ‘The old is better.’”
NIVUK
And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for they say, “The old is better.”’
NKJV
And no one, having drunk old wine, immediately desires new; for he says, ‘The old is better.’ ”
NLV
No one wants new wine after drinking old wine. He says, ‘The old wine is better.’”
NLT
But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.”
NMB
Also, no one who drinks old wine can straightaway abide the new, for he says the old is pleasanter.
NRSVA
And no one after drinking old wine desires new wine, but says, “The old is good.”’
NRSVACE
And no one after drinking old wine desires new wine, but says, “The old is good.”’
NRSVCE
And no one after drinking old wine desires new wine, but says, ‘The old is good.’”
NRSVUE
And no one after drinking old wine desires new wine but says, ‘The old is good.’ ”
NTFE
And nobody who drinks old wine wants new. ‘I prefer the old,’ they say.”
OJB
And no one having drunk the old desires the chadash (new), for he says, The alter (old) is besere (better). [T.N. Lukas wrote this book sometime around 63 B.C.E.]
RGT
“Also, no one who drinks old wine immediately desires new. For he says, ‘The old is better.’”
RSV
And no one after drinking old wine desires new; for he says, ‘The old is good.’”
RSVCE
And no one after drinking old wine desires new; for he says, ‘The old is good.’”
TLV
No man who drinks old wine wants new, because he says, ‘The old is fine.’”
VOICE
Anyway, those who’ve never tasted the new wine won’t know what they’re missing; they’ll always say, “The old wine is good enough for me!”
WEB
No man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
WE
No one wants to drink new wine after he has had old wine. He says, "The old is better." '
WYC
And no man drinking the old, will at once the new; for he saith, The old is the better. [And no man drinking old, will anon new; soothly he saith, The old is better.]
YLT
and no one having drunk old [wine], doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.'
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