Matthew 9:16
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 9
“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.”Matthew 9:16
What Does Matthew 9:16 Mean?
Matthew 9:16 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 9, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Matthew 9:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”Mark 2:21“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.”Luke 5:36“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.”Leviticus 19:19“Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.”1 Corinthians 3:1“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.”John 16:12“I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.”1 Corinthians 1:10“Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”Deuteronomy 22:9“Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled.”Psalms 125:3“For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.”2 Kings 5:19“And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.”Isaiah 40:11“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.”1 Corinthians 13:13“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”Genesis 33:14“Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.”
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