Matthew 9:16

And no one puts a piece of unfulled cloth on an old garment; for that which fills it up takes from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15And Jesus said to them: Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn[9:15], so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

17Nor do they put new wine into old skins; else the skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are destroyed. But they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

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Cross References

John 16:12I have yet many things to say to you, but ye can not bear them now.

1 Corinthians 13:13And now remain faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 9:15-18

Christ's Reply to the Disciples of John. 14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? 15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. 16 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.… Read the whole commentary →

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