Luke 5:39

No man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

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WEBBE

No man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

BSB

And no one after drinking old wine wants 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.

ASV

And no man having drunk old [wine] desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.

BBE

And no man, having had old wine, has any desire for new, for he says, The old is better.

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καὶ kai And G2532 οὐδεὶς oudeis no [one] G3762 πιὼν piōn having drunk G4095 παλαιὸν palaion old [wine] G3820 εὐθέως eutheōs immediately G2112 θέλει thelei desires G2309 νέον neon new G3501 λέγει legei he says G3004 γάρ gar for G1063 ὁ ho The G3588 παλαιὸς palaios old G3820 χρηστός chrēstos good G5543 ἐστιν.¶ estin is G1510

The early church

It follows, No man also having drank old wine straightway desireth new, for he saith, the old is better. For the Jews, imbued with the taste of their old life, despised the precepts of the new grace, and being defiled with the traditions of their ancestors, were not able to perceive the sweetness of spiritual words.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 27–39

It was a wonder of Christ's grace, that he would call a publican to be his disciple and follower. It was a wonder of his grace, that the call was made so effectual. It was a wonder of his grace, that he came to call sinners to repentance, and to assure them of pardon. It was a wonder of his grace, that he so patiently bore the contradiction of sinners against himself and his disciples. It was a wonder of his grace, that he fixed the services of his disciples according to their strength and standing. The Lord trains up his people gradually for the trials allotted them; we should copy his example in dealing with the weak in faith, or the tempted believer.

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