Matthew 24:35
33 So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
34 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.
36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
37 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
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 not 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 shall never pass away.
- ÅB
- Himmelen og jord skal gå bort, men mine ord skal aldri gå bort.
- 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 context1 Peter 1:25
but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
Read in contextNumbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
Read in contextIsaiah 55:11
so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
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 contextProverbs 30:5
Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
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 contextIsaiah 54:10
Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
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