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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues to answer the question that the disciples of John had asked.
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# No man puts a piece of new cloth on an old garment
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This proverb means that people who know only the old traditions are not eager to accept new ones. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-proverbs]])
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# garment
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"clothing"
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# the patch
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"the piece of new cloth." This is the piece of cloth used to cover a hole in the old garment.
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# a worse tear will be made
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "this will make the tear worse" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |