Matthew 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 9:16 WEB — 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.”
Matthew 9:16 — World English Bible
Matthew 9:16 ASV — 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.”
Matthew 9:16 — American Standard Version
Matthew 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`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.”
Matthew 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 — Darby Translation
Matthew 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Matthew 9:16 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 9:16 in Context — Matthew 9
14 Entonces los discípulos de Juan vienen á él, diciendo: ¿Por qué nosotros y los Fariseos ayunamos muchas veces, y tus discípulos no ayunan?
15 Y Jesús les dijo: ¿Pueden los que son de bodas tener luto entre tanto que el esposo está con ellos? mas vendrán días cuando el esposo será quitado de ellos, y entonces ayunarán.
16 Y nadie echa remiendo de paño recio en vestido viejo; porque el tal remiendo tira del vestido, y se hace peor la rotura.
17 Ni echan vino nuevo en cueros viejos: de otra manera los cueros se rompen, y el vino se derrama, y se pierden los cueros; mas echan el vino nuevo en cueros nuevos, y lo uno y lo otro se conserva juntamente.
18 Hablando él estas cosas á ellos, he aquí vino un principal, y le adoraba, diciendo: Mi hija es muerta poco ha: mas ven y pon tu mano sobre ella, y vivirá.
What Does Matthew 9:16 Mean?
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