The Patches and the Wineskins
Mark 2:21
In 9 translations
- BSB
- No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.
- ASV
- No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.
- LSV
- And no one sews a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment, and if not—the new, filling it up, takes from the old and the split becomes worse;
- YLT
- 'And no one a patch of undressed cloth doth sew on an old garment, and if not — the new filling it up doth take from the old and the rent doth become worse;
- DBY
- No one sews a patch of new cloth on an old garment: otherwise its new filling-up takes from the old [stuff], and there is a worse rent.
- DRC
- No man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater rent.
- GNV
- Also no man soweth a piece of newe cloth in an olde garment: for els the newe piece that filled it vp, taketh away somewhat from the olde, and the breach is worse.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἱμάτιον (“clothing”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἱματίῳ (“clothing”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read παλαιόν (“old”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read παλαιῷ (“old”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include Καὶ (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Spelling of ἐπιράπτει: Textus Receptus: ἐπιρράπτει.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort include ἀπ᾽ (“from”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- Spelling of γίνεται.¶: Tyndale House: γείνεται.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: Οὐδεὶς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Οὐδεὶς; Robinson–Pierpont read Καὶ οὐδεὶς.
- SBLGNT: ἱμάτιον παλαιόν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἱμάτιον παλαιόν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ.
- SBLGNT: ἀπʼ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀπʼ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Οὐδεὶς ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπιράπτει ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον παλαιόν· εἰ δὲ μή, αἴρει τὸ πλήρωμα ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ τὸ καινὸν τοῦ παλαιοῦ, καὶ χεῖρον σχίσμα γίνεται.
- RP2018
- Καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπιρράπτει ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ· εἰ δὲ μή, αἴρει τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτοῦ τὸ καινὸν τοῦ παλαιοῦ, καὶ χεῖρον σχίσμα γίνεται.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπιρράπτει ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ· εἰ δὲ μή, αἴρει τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτοῦ τὸ καινὸν τοῦ παλαιοῦ, καὶ χεῖρον σχίσμα γίνεται.
- SCR1894
- και ουδεις επιβλημα ρακους αγναφου επιρραπτει επι ιματιω παλαιω ει δε μη αιρει το πληρωμα αυτου το καινον του παλαιου και χειρον σχισμα γινεται
Who and where
◆ Parable of the Winseskins
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
SchismCapernaumPieceFullnessWashing of FeetNew; NewnessAbstinenceMake, MakerMark, the Gospel According toJesus Christ
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Cross-references most cited first
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