Matthew 9:16
No man puts a piece of new cloth on an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up pulls from the garment, and the tear is made worse.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
No one patches an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth, because the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And{G1161} no man{G3762} putteth{G1911} a{G1161} piece{G1915} of undressed{G46} cloth{G4470} upon an{G2440} old{G3820} garment;{G2440} for{G1063} that which should fill{G4138} it{G846} up{G4138} taketh{G142} from{G575} the garment,{G2440} and{G2532} a worse{G5501} rent{G4978} is made.{G1096}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
{G1161} No man{G3762} putteth{G1911}{(G5719)} a piece{G1915} of new{G46} cloth{G4470} unto{G1909} an old{G3820} garment{G2440}, for{G1063} that which is put in to fill it up{G4138} taketh{G142}{(G5719)}{G846} from{G575} the garment{G2440}, and{G2532} the rent{G4978} is made{G1096}{(G5736)} worse{G5501}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Noo man peceth and olde garment with a pece of newe cloothe. For then taketh he awaye ye pece agayne from the garmet and the rent ys made greater.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
No man peceth an olde garment with a pece of newe clothe. For then taketh he awaye the pece agayne from the garment, & the rent ys made greater.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Moreouer no man pieceth an olde garment with a piece of newe cloth: for that that should fill it vp, taketh away from the garment, and the breach is worse.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
No man putteth a peece of newe cloth in an olde garment: for then, the peece taketh away somethyng from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
‹No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.›
Webster's Bible (1833)
No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`And no one doth put a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up doth take from the garment, and a worse rent is made.
American Standard Version (1901)
And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made.
American Standard Version (1901)
And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, because the patch will pull away from the garment and the tear will be worse.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 33:14 : 14 Let my lord, I pray you, pass over before his servant, and I will lead on softly, according to the pace of the cattle that go before me and the children are able to endure, until I come to my lord in Seir.
- Ps 125:3 : 3 For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous extend their hands to wrongdoing.
- Isa 40:11 : 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
- John 16:12 : 12 I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
- 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 And I, brothers, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, even as to infants in Christ. 2 I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food: for until now you were not able to bear it, neither yet now are you able.
- 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
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