Matthew 9:16
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
ἐπιβάλλω
to throw upon (literal or figurative, transitive or reflexive; usually with more or less force); specially (with G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ) implied) to reflect; impersonally, to belong to
πλήρωμα
patch
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πλήρωμα
repletion or completion, i.e. (subjectively) what fills (as contents, supplement, copiousness, multitude), or (objectively) what is filled (as container, performance, period)
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γίνομαι
emerges.
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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παλαιός
old;
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παλαιός
Old, ancient, former. Palaios. Put off the old self. The old way of living has no claim on you in Christ. You are not who you used to be. You are a new creation.
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οὐδείς
No one
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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χείρων
a worse
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χείρων
from an obsolete equivalent (of uncertain derivation); more evil or aggravated (physically, mentally or morally)
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σχίσμα
tear
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σχίσμα
a split or gap ("schism"), literally or figuratively
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ῥάκος
of cloth
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ῥάκος
a "rag," i.e. piece of cloth
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ἱμάτιον
clothing
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ἱμάτιον
a dress (inner or outer)
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ἐπίβλημα
a patch
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ἐπίβλημα
a patch
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