Matthew 9:16 - The Scriptures 1998 “And 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And no one puts a piece of cloth that has not been shrunk on an old garment, for such a patch tears away from the garment and a worse rent (tear) is made. 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. Common English Bible “No one sews a piece of new, unshrunk cloth on old clothes because the patch tears away the cloth and makes a worse tear. Catholic Public Domain Version For no one would sew a patch of new cloth onto an old garment. For it pulls its fullness away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |