Parallel Verses

NET Bible

No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is good enough.'"

New American Standard Bible

And no one, after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’”

King James Version

No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

Holman Bible

And no one, after drinking old wine, wants new, because he says, ‘The old is better.’”

International Standard Version

No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine, because he says, "The old wine is good enough!'"

A Conservative Version

And no man having drunk old straightaway desires new, for he says, The old is better.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

And no one, after drinking old wine, wishes for new; for he says, ‘The old is fine.’”

An Understandable Version

And no one who has drunk aged wine wants newly squeezed [juice], for he says, 'The older [grape juice] is better.'"

Anderson New Testament

And no one, after drinking old wine, immediately desires new; for he says: The old is better.

Bible in Basic English

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

Common New Testament

And no one after drinking old wine desires the new; for he says, 'The old is better.'"

Daniel Mace New Testament

so no-body that has been drinking old wine, will immediately call for new: for 'tis his maxim, "the old is best."

Darby Translation

And no one having drunk old wine straightway wishes for new, for he says, The old is better.

Godbey New Testament

No one drinking the old immediately wishes the new; for he says, The old is better.

Goodspeed New Testament

No one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, 'The old is better!' "

John Wesley New Testament

And no man having drunk old wine, straightway desireth new; for he saith, The old is better.

Julia Smith Translation

And none drinking old, quickly desires new, for he says, The old is better.

King James 2000

No man also having drunk old wine immediately desires new: for he says, The old is better.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And no one [after] drinking old [wine] wants new, because he says, 'The old is [just] fine!'"

Modern King James verseion

Also no one having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, The old is better.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Also no man that drinketh old wine, straightway can away with new, for he sayeth: the old is pleasanter."

Moffatt New Testament

Besides, no one wants new wine [immediately] after drinking old; 'The old,' he says, 'is better.'"

Montgomery New Testament

"And no man after drinking old wine, wishes for new; for he says, "The old is better.""

New Heart English Bible

No man having drunk old wine desires new, for he says, 'The old is good.'"

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

And no one drinking old wine desires new; for he says the old is good.

The Emphasized Bible

No one, having drunk old, desireth new; for he saith, The old, is, mellow.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And no man drinking old wine, immediately desires new: for he saith, The old is better.

Twentieth Century New Testament

No man after drinking old wine wishes for new. 'No,' he says, 'the old is excellent.'"

Webster

No man also having drank old wine, immediately desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

Weymouth New Testament

Nor does any one after drinking old wine wish for new; for he says, 'The old is better.'"

Williams New Testament

No one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, 'The old is good enough.'"

World English Bible

No man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, 'The old is better.'"

Worrell New Testament

And no one, having drunk old wine, wishes new; for he says, 'The old is mellow.'

Worsley New Testament

And no one that has been drinking old wine, immediately desireth new; for he saith, the old is better.

Youngs Literal Translation

and no one having drunk old wine, doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
οὐδείς 
Oudeis 
Usage: 160


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

πίνω πίω πόω 
Pino 
drink, drink of
Usage: 31

old
παλαιός 
Palaios 
Usage: 8

εὐθέως 
Eutheos 
Usage: 61

θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

new
νέος νεώτερος 
Neos 
Usage: 11

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

he saith
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

παλαιός 
Palaios 
Usage: 8

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

References

Hastings

Context Readings

On Fasting

38 Instead new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39  No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is good enough.'"

Cross References

Jeremiah 6:16

The Lord said to his people: "You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. Ask where the old, reliable paths are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls." But they said, "We will not follow it!"

Mark 7:7-13

They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.'

Romans 4:11-12

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

Hebrews 11:1-2

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:39

And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.

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