“ People don’t sew a patch of new cloth on old clothes. The new piece will pull away from the old. That will make the tear worse.

没有人把新布补在旧衣服上；因为所补上的反带坏了那衣服，破的就更大了。

没有人把新布补在旧衣服上；因为所补上的会撕破那衣服，裂口就更大了。

没有人把新布补在旧衣服上；因为所补上的会撕破那衣服，裂口就更大了。

“没有人用新布缝补旧衣，恐怕新布会把旧衣扯破，破洞会更大。

没有人会拿一块新布补在旧衣服上，因为补上的会把衣服扯破，裂的地方就更大了。

没有人把没缩过水的布块补在旧衣服上，因为所补上的布块会扯坏衣服，造成更大的裂口。

沒有人把新布補在舊衣服上；因為所補上的反帶壞了那衣服，破的就更大了。

沒有人把新布補在舊衣服上；因為所補上的會撕破那衣服，裂口就更大了。

沒有人把新布補在舊衣服上；因為所補上的會撕破那衣服，裂口就更大了。

「沒有人用新布縫補舊衣，恐怕新布會把舊衣扯破，破洞會更大。

沒有人會拿一塊新布補在舊衣服上，因為補上的會把衣服扯破，裂的地方就更大了。

『沒有人把未漂過的補丁補在舊衣裳上；因為他所補上的會帶裂了那衣裳，破裂就更壞了。

沒有人把沒縮過水的布塊補在舊衣服上，因為所補上的布塊會扯壞衣服，造成更大的裂口。

未有以新布補舊衣者、以所補者反損其衣、而綻尤甚、

未有補舊衣、而用新布者、恐所補者反以壞之、其綻尤甚、

未有用新布補舊衣者、蓋所補之新布、反裂其舊衣、而綻更甚、

人未有以新布補舊衣者、恐補之反以損之、而裂痕彌深。

“ No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.

No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.

“ 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.

No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse.

But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results.

No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.

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.

No one patches an old garment with unshrunk cloth, because the patch pulls away from the garment and makes the tear worse.

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.

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.

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.

Brothers and sisters, I couldn’t speak to you as people who live by the Holy Spirit. I had to speak to you as people who were still following the ways of the world. You aren’t growing as Christ wants you to. You are still like babies.The words I spoke to you were like milk, not like solid food. You weren’t ready for solid food yet. And you still aren’t ready for it.

He takes care of his flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs in his arms. He carries them close to his heart. He gently leads those that have little ones.

“ I have much more to say to you. It is more than you can handle right now.

So you go on ahead of me. I’ll move along only as fast as the flocks and herds and the children can go. I’ll go slowly until I come to you in Seir.”

Evil people will not always rule the land the Lord gave to those who do right. If they did, those who do right might do what is evil.

The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love.