Matthew 9:16

Moreover, not-one is-casting-upon [an] upon-cast-effect of{not-fulled cloth-piece} upon to{old outer-garment}, for it-is-lifting the full-effect of{same} off/away-from of{the outer-garment} and [a] worse split-effect is-being-become,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

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 the Jesus says to{same}, "The sons of{the bridal-chamber} are_not_being-enabled to-be-mourning, upon as-much-as the bridegroom is-being alongside of{same}. Moreover, days will-be-come when-supposing the bridegroom should-be-lifted-off/away-from from of{same}, and then they-will-fast.

17nor they-are-casting fresh wine into old leathern-bags; moreover if, no-indeed, the leathern-bags are-being-torn and the wine is-being-poured-out, and the leathern-bags will-perish-off/away; contrariwise, they-are-casting fresh wine into new leathern-bags, and both are-being-kept-together."

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Cross References

John 16:12Still I-am-having many [things] to-be-saying to{you}; contrariwise, you-are_not_being-enabled to-be-bearing[weight] presently.

1 Corinthians 13:13Moreover, emphatically-now is-remaining faith, expectation, love, the three, the-same. Moreover, greater of{the-same} [is] the 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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