LUKE 5:39 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) And no one who’s used to the old ways wants the new, because he’ll claim that the old is good enough.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT No one, having drunk the old, wants the new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’ ”

UST Those who have only drunk old wine do not want to try new wine, because they think, ‘The old wine is good enough!’ ”

BLB And no one having drunk old wine desires new; for he says, 'The old is better.'"

AICNT [[And][fn] No one after drinking old wine [[immediately]][fn] desires new; for he says, ‘The old is {good}.’[fn]]”[fn]
¶

5:39, and: Absent from some manuscripts. 𝔓4 B(03) BYZ TR

5:39, immediately: Some manuscripts include. A(02) BYZ TR

5:39, good: 𝔓4 ℵ(01) B(03) W(032) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “better.” A(02) C(04) BYZ TR

5:39, Verse 39 is absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(a b e ff² it)

OEB No one after drinking old wine wishes for new. “No,” they say, “the old is excellent.” ’

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET No one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, ‘The old is good enough.’ ”

LSV and no one having drunk old, immediately wishes new, for he says, The old is better.”

FBV And nobody after drinking old wine wants new wine, for they say, ‘the old tastes good.’ ”

TCNT And no one after drinking old wine [fn]immediately desires new wine, for he says, ‘The old is [fn]better.’ ”

5:39 immediately ¦ — CT

5:39 better ¦ good CT

T4T Furthermore, those who have drunk only old wine are content with that. They do not want to drink the new wine, because they say, ‘The old wine is [MET] fine!’ ”

LEB And no one after[fn] drinking old wine[fn] wants new, because he says, ‘The old is just fine!’ ”

5:39 *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“drinking”) which is understood as temporal

5:39 *The word “wine” is not in the Greek text but is implied

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

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

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

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

DRA And no man drinking old, hath presently a mind to new: for 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.'

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

RV And no man having drunk old wine desireth new: for he saith, The old is good.
(And no man having drunk old wine desireth/desires new: for he saith/says, The old is good. )

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

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

KJB-1769 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
( No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth/desires new: for he saith/says, The old is better. )

KJB-1611 No man also hauing drunke olde wine, straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No man also that drinketh olde wyne, strayghtway can awaye with newe: For he sayth, the olde is better.
(No man also that drinketh/drinks old wine, straightway can away with newe: For he saith/says, the old is better.)

Gnva Also no man that drinketh olde wine, straightway desireth newe: for he sayth, The olde is more profitable.
(Also no man that drinketh/drinks old wine, straightway desireth/desires newe: for he saith/says, The old is more profitable. )

Cvdl And there is no man that drynketh the olde, and wolde straight waye haue the new, for he sayeth: the olde is pleasaunter.
(And there is no man that drinketh/drinks the old, and would straight way have the new, for he saith/says: the old is pleasanter.)

TNT Also no man that drinketh olde wine strayght waye can awaye with newe for he sayeth the olde is plesauter.
(Also no man that drinketh/drinks old wine straightway can away with new for he saith/says the old is plesauter. )

Wycl And no man drynkynge the elde, wole anoon the newe; for he seith, The olde is the betere.
(And no man drinking the elde, will anon/immediately the newe; for he saith/says, The old is the betere.)

Luth Und niemand ist, der vom alten trinkt und wolle bald des neuen; denn er spricht: Der alte ist milder.
(And no_one is, the/of_the from_the old drinks(v) and woollen soon the new; because/than he speaks/says: The old is milder.)

ClVg Et nemo bibens vetus, statim vult novum: dicit enim: Vetus melius est.
(And nobody/no_one bibens old/aged, immediately wants new: he_says because: Old better it_is. )

UGNT οὐδεὶς πιὼν παλαιὸν θέλει νέον; λέγει γάρ, ὁ παλαιὸς χρηστός ἐστιν.
(oudeis piōn palaion thelei neon; legei gar, ho palaios ⱪraʸstos estin.)

SBL-GNT ⸀καὶ οὐδεὶς πιὼν ⸀παλαιὸν θέλει νέον· λέγει γάρ· Ὁ παλαιὸς ⸀χρηστός ἐστιν.
(⸀kai oudeis piōn ⸀palaion thelei neon; legei gar; Ho palaios ⸀ⱪraʸstos estin.)

RP-GNT Καὶ οὐδεὶς πιὼν παλαιὸν εὐθέως θέλει νέον· λέγει γάρ, Ὁ παλαιὸς χρηστότερός ἐστιν.
(Kai oudeis piōn palaion eutheōs thelei neon; legei gar, Ho palaios ⱪraʸstoteros estin.)

TC-GNT [fn]Καὶ οὐδεὶς πιὼν παλαιὸν [fn]εὐθέως θέλει νέον· λέγει γάρ, Ὁ παλαιὸς [fn]χρηστότερός ἐστιν.
(Kai oudeis piōn palaion eutheōs thelei neon; legei gar, Ho palaios ⱪraʸstoteros estin. )

5:39 και ¦ — TH WH

5:39 ευθεως ¦ — CT

5:39 χρηστοτερος ¦ χρηστος CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:33–39: Jesus explained why his disciples did not fast

In this section, some people made a comment to Jesus about fasting. Their comment implied that they were criticizing the disciples. It also implied the question, “Why do your disciples act differently from the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees?” Jesus explained the difference in their actions. In his explanation, he compared himself to a bridegroom, and he compared his disciples to wedding guests. The disciples could not fast while he was with them, just as wedding guests do not fast while the bridegroom is with them.

After he had explained this different attitude towards fasting, he told them that he was teaching a new way to live for God. His new way would not fit into the old traditions. To illustrate this, Jesus used three comparisons:

He compared the old traditional ways to an old garment. He compared his new way to cloth taken from a new garment. No one would sew the new cloth onto an old garment.
He compared the old traditional ways to old wineskins. He compared his new way to new wine. When new wine is put into old wineskins, both are ruined.
Jesus concluded with a saying that rebuked those who wanted to keep to the old traditions. Jesus said that people who had drunk old wine did not want to drink new wine. He was really talking about people who were content with the old ways and teaching of the Jewish religion. He said that they were unwilling to consider the new ways and teaching that he had brought.

This section can be difficult for people to understand because Jesus used comparisons to illustrate what he was teaching. He did not make what he was teaching explicit. If you need to make the meaning clearer, you should explain it in a footnote.

In this section, there are some ideas that may not be familiar in certain cultures. For example:

fasting
Jewish wedding customs about bridegrooms
sewing patches onto cloth
new wine and old wine
wineskins

Consider carefully how to translate each of these ideas in a meaningful way in your language. The notes for this section will give suggestions.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Jesus taught that his new way was different from Jewish traditions

Jesus’ new way and the old ways

This story also occurs in Matthew 9:14–17 and Mark 2:18–22.

Paragraph 5:36–39

In this paragraph, Jesus used three short parables to explain that he was teaching a new way to live for God. His new way would not fit into the old traditions. People could not combine the old ways with the new. Each of the three parables is introduced with a general statement that is true of everyone.

5:39

This is the third short parable or illustration. Like the previous parable, it is about wine and wineskins. However, this parable makes a different point. Jesus said that people who had drunk old wine did not want to drink new wine. He was really talking about people who were content with the old ways and teaching of Jewish religion. He said that they were unwilling to consider the new ways and teaching that he had brought.

5:39a

And no one after drinking old wine wants new,

And nobody who has drunk old wine wants to drink new wine.
Here’s another example: People do not desire new wine after they have been drinking old wine,

And: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as And introduces a third illustration. In this illustration, Jesus criticized those who wanted to keep to the old traditions.

Introduce this illustration in a way that is natural in your language. You can use the same word that you did in 5:37. You should make it clear that this is a third illustration. It is different from the previous illustration about wine and wineskins. Another way to translate this is:

Also

no one after drinking old wine wants new: This is a general statement of something that is true of most people. Use a natural form in your language to make a general statement. For example:

People who have drunk old wine do not want to drink new wine.

…you don’t want new wine after drinking old wine. (GNT)

new: This Greek word for new is the same word that was used in 5:37a and 5:37b. It refers to wine that has been pressed recently from grapes and is not yet fermented or strongly fermented.

5:39b

for he says, ‘The old is better.’”

For he says to himself, ‘The old wine is good/better.'"
because they think/believe that the old wine is good/better.”

for he says, ‘The old is better.’: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as says here could also mean “thinks” or “believes.”

The old is better: There is a textual issue here. Some Greek manuscripts have “the old is good” while others have “the old is better.” “The old is good” is supported by the older Greek manuscripts and is likely the original reading. So a number of English versions follow this in their translation (for example RSV, NJB). In this statement, people are comparing new wine with old wine. The statement is literally “the old is good,” meaning that it is good when compared with the new. Many English versions translate “good” as “better” (for example, the BSB and the NIV). Express this comparison in a natural way in your language.

General Comment on 5:39

You may want to add a footnote to explain some of the meaning of Jesus’ illustration about the wine. Some sample footnotes are:

Jesus was using a parable to talk about people who were content with the old ways and teaching of Jewish religion. He implied that they were unwilling to consider the new ways and teaching that he had brought.