Mark 2:21 - Catholic Public Domain VersionNo one sews a patch of new cloth onto an old garment. Otherwise, the new addition pulls away from the old, and the tear becomes worse. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionNo one sews a patch of unshrunken (new) goods on an old garment; if he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and the rent (tear) becomes bigger and worse [than it was before]. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made. See the chapterCommon English Bible“No one sews a piece of new, unshrunk cloth on old clothes; otherwise, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and makes a worse tear. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionNo man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater rent. See the chapter |