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No man putteth a piece of new cloth vnto an olde garment: for that which is put in to fill it vp, taketh from the garment, & the rent is made worse.
- 1611 King James Bible
Matthew 9:16 side note reference: Or, raw, or vnwrought cloth.
Other Translations of Matthew 9:16
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.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
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 puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat, for by pulling away from the old, it makes a worse hole.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
And nobody putteth a piece of raw cloth unto an old garment. For it taketh away the fullness thereof from the garment, and there is made a greater rent.
- Douay Rheims Bible
Mt 9:16 No man putteth, etc. Two illustrations follow to show the folly of patching up, or reforming, an old, worn out religion like Judaism. New cloth. Cloth that has been shrunk. In shrinking it would tear the old cloth around it, and make a worse rent than before.
- People's Bible
No man putteth a piece of new cloth to 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
No one ever mends an old cloak with a patch of newly woven cloth. Otherwise, the patch put on would tear away some of the old, and a worse hole would be made.
- Weymouth Bible
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.
- World English Bible
And no man putteth a clout of buystous clothe in to an elde clothing; for it doith awey the fulnesse of the cloth, and a wers breking is maad.
- Wycliffe Bible
`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.
- Youngs Literal Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Matthew 9:16
9:16 This is one reason, - It is not a proper time for them to fast. Another is, they are not ripe for it. New cloth - The words in the original properly signify cloth that hath not passed through the fuller's hands, and which is consequently much harsher than what has been washed and worn; and therefore yielding less than that, will tear away the edges to which it is sewed.
solomon's comment on 2012-11-06 05:55:09:
Old must not add with the New. If it happens worse will be happened.
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