Greek Language Versions
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.
KJVP G1161 No man G3762 putteth G1911 a piece G1915 of new G46 cloth G4470 unto G1909 an old G3820 garment, G2440 for G1063 that which is put in to fill it up G4138 G846 taketh G142 from G575 the G3588 garment, G2440 and G2532 the rent G4978 is G1096 made worse. G5501
YLT `And no one doth put a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, for its filling up doth take from the garment, and a worse rent 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.
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.
RV 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.
NET No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, because the patch will pull away from the garment and the tear will be worse.
ERVEN "When someone sews a patch over a hole in an old coat, they never use a piece of cloth that has not already been shrunk. If they do, the patch will shrink and pull away from the coat. Then the hole will be worse.