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Matthew 9:16 (NLT)
[Jesus said] “And who would patch an old garment with unshrunk cloth? For the patch shrinks and pulls away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger hole than before.”

DRAWING NOTES:

TIME OF DAY:
Unspecified in the Bible narrative. Daytime.

LIGHTING NOTES:
The sun (high on the right (East) illuminate this scene, casting shadows below and to the left of the figure and objects.

CHARACTERS PRESENT:
A woman. 2 hens.

RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This is a fairly simple picture, showing the outcome of sewing a patch of unshrunk cloth to an old garment. As Jesus explained in his parable… “the patch shrinks and pulls away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger hole than before.” What did Jesus mean? A patch of brand new, previously unwashed (unshrunk) fabric would naturally shrink with washing. Jesus’ hearers knew that putting a new patch of material on an old garment would only make the problem of the hole in the old garment much worse. When the new patch inevitably shrinks in the wash, it will tear away from the older garment, making the tear even worse than before. But what was Jesus referring too? In this metaphor, the old garment is the system of rules and traditions of men; especially the highly legalistic laws and traditions of the Pharisees. The new patch is the way of Christ; the new way of faith in Jesus, leading to freedom from sin and a discarding of the old system of rules, mostly made up by men. Jesus was not concerned with “patching up” the old religious system as practised by the Pharisees; He was establishing a new covenant (a binding agreement and/or a solemn promise to do or refrain from doing something), even as He fulfilled the old Mosaic laws (see Matthew 5:17).

Here is the scene without the figure or hens in the foreground.

Matthew 09 – Parable of new cloth on old coat

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Bible Cartoon: Matthew 09 – Parable of new cloth on old coat

This parable in other Gospels:

Mark 02 – Parable of new cloth on old garment
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Bible Cartoon: Mark 02 – Parable of new cloth on old garment

Luke 05 – Parable of new cloth on old robe
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Bible Cartoon: Luke 05 – Parable of new cloth on old robe