Matthew 9:16

Good News Translation

“No one patches up an old coat with a piece of new cloth, for the new patch will shrink and make an even bigger hole in the coat.

Cross References

Genesis 33:14

Please go on ahead of me, and I will follow slowly, going as fast as I can with the livestock and the children until I catch up with you in Edom.”

Psalm 125:3

The wicked will not always rule over the land of the righteous; if they did, the righteous themselves might do evil.

Isaiah 40:11

He will take care of his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs together and carry them in his arms; he will gently lead their mothers.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered, “Do you expect the guests at a wedding party to be sad as long as the bridegroom is with them? Of course not! But the day will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Matthew 9:17

Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, for the skins will burst, the wine will pour out, and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins, and both will keep in good condition.”

Mark 2:21

“No one uses a piece of new cloth to patch up an old coat, because the new patch will shrink and tear off some of the old cloth, making an even bigger hole.

Luke 5:36

Jesus also told them this parable: “You don't tear a piece off a new coat to patch up an old coat. If you do, you will have torn the new coat, and the piece of new cloth will not match the old.

John 16:12

“I have much more to tell you, but now it would be too much for you to bear.

1 Corinthians 13:13

Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love.

2 Corinthians 9:12

For this service you perform not only meets the needs of God's people, but also produces an outpouring of gratitude to God.