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Matthew 9:16

For no one would sew a patch of new cloth onto an old garment. For it pulls its fullness away from the garment, and the tear is made worse
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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.

English Standard Version

No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.

New International Version

"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.