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Matthew 9:16 KJV
Matthew · chapter 9 · verse 16 · 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.Matthew 9:16 · King James Version
Matthew 9:16 in context
14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
15And 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.
16No 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.
17Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
18While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
Key words (Strong's)
- puttethepiballōto cast upon, to lay upon, used of seizing one to lead him off as a prisoner, to put on…G1911 →
- garmenthimationa garment , garmentsG2440 →
- takethairōto raise up, elevate, lift up, to raise from the ground, take up stones, to raise…G142 →
- takethautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- pieceepiblēmathat which is thrown or put upon a thing, or that which is added to it, an addition, that…G1915 →
- clothrhakosa piece torn off, a bit of cloth, clothG4470 →
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