Matthew 9:16
Matthew chapter 9 · verse 16 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611No 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
Context
v.15And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.
v.16This passage
v.17Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 16:12
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
- 1 Corinthians 13:13
But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
- Psalms 125:3
For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
- Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ.