Cross references
Matthew 9:16
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result.
Matthew 9:16 has 6 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Corinthians 3:1–2 (6 votes) and John 16:12 (5 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 33 to 2 Corinthians 5.
Which verses does Matthew 9:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- 1 Corinthians 3:1–26 votes
Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
- John 16:125 votes
I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.
- Psalm 125:33 votes
For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
- Isaiah 40:111 vote
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- 1 Corinthians 13:131 vote
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
- Genesis 33:140 votes
Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”
Which verses point to Matthew 9:16?
The 10 strongest of 11.