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Andδὲno oneοὐδεὶςputsἐπιβάλλειa patchἐπίβλημαof unshrunkἀγνάφουclothῥάκουςonἐπὶan oldπαλαιῷcloak;ἱματίῳforγὰρthe patchτὸ πλήρωμα αὐτοῦpulls awayαἴρειfromἀπὸthe cloak,τοῦ ἱματίουandκαὶa worseχεῖρονtearσχίσμαresults.γίνεται
Matthew 9:16
Study it in the app“And no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak; for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear results.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 9:16, word by word
- putsἐπιβάλλειepiballei
lay on
To put something on something else; also to seize someone.
Where else “epiballei” appears- a patchἐπίβλημαepiblēma
patch
Patch.
Where else “epiblēma” appears- of unshrunkἀγνάφουagnaphou
unshrunk
Unshrunk: new cloth not yet washed.
Where else “agnaphou” appears- clothῥάκουςrhakous
piece of cloth
Piece of cloth, scrap.
Where else “rhakous” appears- an oldπαλαιῷpalaiōi
old
Old, ancient.
Where else “palaiōi” appears- cloakἱματίῳhimatiōi
clothes
Everything one has on.
Where else “himatiōi” appears- the patchπλήρωμαplērōma
patch
A piece or portion added to fill what is missing.
Where else “plērōma” appears- pulls awayαἴρειairei
take away
To take something or someone away from its place.
Where else “airei” appears- a worseχεῖρονcheiron
worse
Worse.
Where else “cheiron” appears- tearσχίσμαschisma
tear
A rip in cloth.
Where else “schisma” appears- resultsγίνεταιginetai
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “ginetai” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The question about fasting
See them side by side
Matthew 9:14-17
14Then the disciples of John come to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” 15And Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16And no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old cloak; for the patch pulls away from the cloak, and a worse tear results. 17Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out, and the wineskins are destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
18And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting. And people come and say to him, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 19And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day. 21No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made. 22And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins; but new wine into new wineskins.”
33And they said to him, “The disciples of John fast often and make petitions, and so do those of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.” 34And he said to them, “You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you? 35But days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.” 36And he was also telling a parable to them: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise, he will tear the new too, and the patch from the new will not match the old. 37And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. 38But new wine must be put into new wineskins. 39And no one who has drunk old wine wants new; for he says, ‘The old is good.’”
The context
15And Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
16 · This verse (above)
17Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out, and the wineskins are destroyed; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
To study Matthew 9 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus say to the paralyzed man before healing him, and how did some scribes react (vv. 2–3)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” as he sat with them (vv. 10–13)?
3. How I live it
Jesus saw the crowds with compassion (v. 36). Whom around you could you look at with more compassion today?