Matthew 9:16 | |
NASB: "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. (NASB ©1995) GWT: "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. (GOD'S WORD®) 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. ASV: 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. BBE: And no man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat, for by pulling away from the old, it makes a worse hole. DBY: 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. WEY: No one ever mends an old cloak with a patch of newly woven cloth. Otherwise, the patch put on would tear away some of the old, and a worse hole would be made. WBS: No man putteth a piece of new cloth to an old garment: for that which is put in to fill it up, taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. WEB: 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. YLT: '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. | |
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