Matthew 9:16
Matthew 9:16 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.
Matthew 9:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Matthew 9:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 “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.
Matthew 9:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.
Matthew 9:16 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth over a hole in an old coat. If he does, the patch will shrink and pull away from the coat, making the hole worse.
Matthew 9:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 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.
Matthew 9:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 But no one puts a patch of new cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment and a worse rent takes place.
Matthew 9:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 “No one patches an old coat with a new piece of cloth that will shrink. When the patch shrinks, it will rip away from the coat, and the tear will become worse.
Matthew 9:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse.
Matthew 9:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak, for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear is made.
Matthew 9:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 But no one puts a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment, for its patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear becomes worse.
Matthew 9:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 “People don’t sew a patch of new cloth on old clothes. The new piece will pull away from the old. That will make the tear worse.
Matthew 9:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 “But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results.