Matthew 9:16 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionAnd 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. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769No 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionAnd 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. See the chapterAmerican 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. See the chapterCommon 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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionFor 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. See the chapter |