21 "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse.

Other Translations of Mark 2:21

King James Version

21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth new cloth: or, raw, or, unwrought cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

English Standard Version

21 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made.

The Message

21 He went on, "No one cuts up a fine silk scarf to patch old work clothes; you want fabrics that match.

New King James Version

21 No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse.

New Living Translation

21 "Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 2:21

Commentary on Mark 2:18-22

(Read Mark 2:18-22)

Strict professors are apt to blame all that do not fully come up to their own views. Christ did not escape slanders; we should be willing to bear them, as well as careful not to deserve them; but should attend to every part of our duty in its proper order and season.