Matthew 9:16
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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.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
In other translations
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.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
Greek words
οὐδεὶςoudeisNo [one]G3762δὲdehoweverG1161ἐπιβάλλειepiballeiputsG1911ἐπίβλημαepiblēmaa patchG1915ῥάκουςrhakousof clothG4470ἀγνάφουagnaphouunshrunkG46ἐπὶepionG1909ἱματίῳhimatiōclothingG2440παλαιῷ·palaiōold;G3820αἴρειaireitears awayG142γὰρgarforG1063τὸtotheG3588πλήρωμαplērōmapatchG4138αὐτοῦautouof itG846ἀπὸapofromG575τοῦtoutheG3588ἱματίου,himatiougarment,G2440καὶkaiandG2532χεῖρονcheirona worseG5501σχίσμαschismatearG4978γίνεται.ginetaiemerges.G1096
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