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Matthew 9:16

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.

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.

17 Neither 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.

18 While 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.

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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.
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.
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.
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.
DARBY
But no one puts a patch of new cloth on an old garment, for its filling up takes from the garment and a worse rent takes place.
BLB
But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the filling up of it pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear happens.
ÅB
Ingen setter en lapp av ukrympet tøy på et gamelt klesplagg, for da river lappen med seg et stykke av klesplagget og gjør riften verre.
OTB
"Ingen lapper et gammelt plagg med ubehandlet tøy, for lappen vil rive seg løs fra plagget og gjøre riften verre.
B1930
Ingen setter en lapp av ukrympet tøi på et gammelt klædebon; for lappen river med sig et stykke av klædebonet, og riften blir verre.

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