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Luke 16:17

God's wordThe law

15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

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BSB
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
KJV
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
WEB
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.
ASV
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.
DARBY
But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one tittle of the law should fail.
BLB
But it is easier for the heaven and the earth to pass away than one stroke of a letter of the Law to fall.
ÅB
men før skal himmel og jord forgå før en eneste tøddel av loven skal falle bort.
OTB
Men det er lettere for himmel og jord å forgå enn for en eneste tøddel av loven å falle bort.
B1930
men før skal himmel og jord forgå før en eneste tøddel av loven skal falle bort.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 5:18

    For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

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  • Luke 21:33

    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

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  • 1 Peter 1:25

    But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

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  • Isaiah 40:8

    The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

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  • Romans 3:31

    Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

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  • Isaiah 51:6

    Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

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  • Psalms 102:25–27

    Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

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  • Revelation 20:11

    And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

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