· Translation: KJV

Luke 5:38But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.

The setting

Galilee, ~30 AD. Jesus concludes His parable with hope. Fresh wineskins are flexible, able to stretch and grow with the expanding wine...

The emotion here: hopeful satisfaction, revealing the solution after showing the problem

The original word

kainos (καινός) — qualitatively new, fresh, unprecedented, not just recent

Why it matters

Fresh wineskins were treated with oil to keep them supple and expandable

Read with care

What most readers miss in Luke 5:38

'Both are preserved' - it's not about destroying the old, but about proper pairing

Common misconceptionPeople think 'new' means 'latest' or 'different,' but Jesus means fundamentally transformed - a completely different quality of existence.

Bible Genome reading

Luke 5:38 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerJesus
Eragospel
Primary emotionstarting
Literary typenarrative
MarkCommand

Emotional genome

Comfort power30%
Quotability70%
Memorability75%
Crisis relevance35%
Standalone50%
Themes:renewalpreservation

In context

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Luke 5:38 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is starting, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include renewal, preservation. Notable phrases: new wine; fresh wineskins; both are preserved. This verse contains a command.

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