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Mark 2:21

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21No one sews a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment. Otherwisek the patch pulls away from it—the new from the old—and the tear becomes worse.

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  1. kLiterally “but if not”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new patch pulls away from the old cloth, and a worse tear is made.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.

KJV 1900King James Version

No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.