Matthew 9:16

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 — New International Version (2011) (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 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.

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 — 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 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

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) (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.

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