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Matthew 9:16

Matthew 9:16
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles,.... As in the former parable, our Lord exposes the folly of the Scribes and Pharisees, in their zealous attachment to the traditions of the elders; so in…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Matthew 9:14-17

Then came the disciples of John ... - This narrative is found also in Mar 2:18-22; Luk 5:33-39. The reference here is to John the Baptist. It is probable that they had understood that John was the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Matthew 9:14-17

The objections which were made against Christ and his disciples gave occasion to some of the most profitable of his discourses; thus are the interests of truth often served, even by the opposition it…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

No man Rather, but no man. The particle δέ (but) is omitted in E. V.; it marks a turn in the argument which is indicated still more clearly in Luke (Luk 5:36), "And (but) He spake also a parable unto…

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