Matthew 24:35
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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 withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Read in context1 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.
Read in contextNumbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Read in contextIsaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Read in contextMatthew 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.
Read in contextProverbs 30:5
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Read in contextIsaiah 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 54:10
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
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