Matthew 9:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 9:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 9:16 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 9:16 — 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. new: or, raw, or, unwrought”
— Matthew 9:16 (KJV)
Matthew 9:16 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 9:16
“No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. new cloth: or, raw, or, unwrought cloth”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:16: piece, new, cloth
“And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:16: putteth, piece, new
“And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:16: new, old, garment
“And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: consecrate: Heb. fill his hand”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:16: cloth, garment, put
“When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:16: putteth, put, taketh
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