Luke 21:33
31 So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
32 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
34 But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
35 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- KJV
- Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
- WEB
- Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
- ASV
- Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
- DARBY
- The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
- BLB
- The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- ÅB
- Himmel og jord skal forgå, men mine ord skal ingenlunde forgå.
- OTB
- Himmel og jord skal forgå, men mine ord skal aldri forgå.
- B1930
- Himmel og jord skal forgå, men mine ord skal ingenlunde forgå.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
Read in contextMark 13:31
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Read in contextMatthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Read in contextIsaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.
Read in contextPsalms 102:26
They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
Read in contextMatthew 5:18
For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Read in context1 Peter 1:25
but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
Read in context2 Peter 3:7–14
And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
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