Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
When John's disciples ask why Jesus' disciples do not fast, Jesus answers with images of a wedding feast. He adds two short parables about cloth and wineskins.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And 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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And no man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat, for by pulling away from the old, it makes a worse hole.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
'And no one does put a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up does take from the garment, and a worse rent is made.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y nadie echa remiendo de paño recio en vestido viejo; porque el tal remiendo tira del vestido, y se hace peor la rotura.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
A nadie se le ocurre remendar un vestido viejo con una tela nueva, porque lo más probable es que la tela nueva se encoja y rompa la vieja, con lo cual la rotura se haría mayor.
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