Matthew 9:16
And no man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat, for by pulling away from the old, it makes a worse hole.
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- Gen 33:14 : 14 Do you, my lord, go on before your servant; I will come on slowly, at the rate at which the cattle and the children are able to go, till I come to my lord at Seir.
- Ps 125:3 : 3 For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.
- Isa 40:11 : 11 He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
- John 16:12 : 12 I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now.
- 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ. 2 I gave you milk and not meat, because you were, then, unable to take it, and even now you are not able;
- 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
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18 And John's disciples and the Pharisees were taking no food: and they came and said to him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees go without food, but your disciples do not?
19 And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of a newly-married man go without food while he is with them? as long as they have him with them they will not go without food.
20 But the days will come when the husband will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.
21 No man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat: or the new, by pulling away from the old, makes a worse hole.
22 And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.
- Luke 5:34-396 verses93%
34 And Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?
35 But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then they will go without food.
36 And he said to them, in a story, No man takes a bit of cloth from a new coat and puts it on to an old coat, for so the new coat would be damaged and the bit from the new would not go well with the old.
37 And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins, for fear that the skins will be burst by the new wine, and the wine be let out, and the skins come to destruction.
38 But new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.
39 And no man, having had old wine, has any desire for new, for he says, The old is better.
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17 And men do not put new wine into old wine-skins; or the skins will be burst and the wine will come out, and the skins are of no more use: but they put new wine into new wine-skins, and so the two will be safe.
- Matt 9:14-152 verses76%
14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees frequently go without food, but your disciples do not?
15 And Jesus said to them, Will the friends of the newly-married man be sad as long as he is with them? But the days will come when he will be taken away from them, and then will they go without food.
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13 And these wine-skins were new when we put the wine in them, and now they are cracked as you see; and our clothing and our shoes have become old because of our very long journey here.
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52 And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.
- Deut 22:11-122 verses70%
11 Do not have clothing made of two sorts of thread, wool and linen together.
12 On the four edges of your robe, with which your body is covered, put ornaments of twisted threads.
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11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;
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33 No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.
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16 No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.
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16 And let not him who is in the field go back to take his coat.
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6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
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10 And said to him, Every man first puts out his best wine and when all have had enough he puts out what is not so good; but you have kept the good wine till now.
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9 They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats.
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39 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, Is it possible for one blind man to be guide to another? will they not go falling together into a hole?
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62 But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.
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29 But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.
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30 And Ahijah took his new robe in his hands, parting it violently into twelve.
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33 For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.
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15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house.
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5 And put old stitched-up shoes on their feet, and old clothing on their backs; and all the food they had with them was dry and broken up.
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19 Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.
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23 And when Jesus was nailed to the cross, the men of the army took his clothing, and made a division of it into four parts, to every man a part, and they took his coat: now the coat was without a join, made out of one bit of cloth.
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18 And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.
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2 The grain-floor and the place where the grapes are crushed will not give them food; there will be no new wine for them.
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29 But I say to you that from now I will not take of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I take it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
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9 What then will the master of the garden do? He will come and put the workmen to death, and will give the garden into the hands of others.
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14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.
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29 Or how may one go into a strong man's house and take his goods, if he does not first put cords round the strong man? and then he may take his goods.
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56 And if the priest sees that the mark is less bright after the washing, then let him have it cut out of the clothing or the leather or from the threads of the material:
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27 But no one is able to go into the house of the strong man and take his goods, without first putting cords round the strong man, and then he will take his goods.
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13 When he says, A new agreement, he has made the first agreement old. But anything which is getting old and past use will not be seen much longer.
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10 The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.
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15 A curse on him who gives his neighbour the wine of his wrath, making him overcome with strong drink from the cup of his passion, so that you may be a witness of their shame!
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16 But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,
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3 And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats.
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17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?
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48 When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.
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7 The new wine is thin, the vine is feeble, and all the glad-hearted make sounds of grief.