Luke 16:17
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And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.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.
In other translations
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.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.
Greek words
εὐκοπώτερονeukopōteronEasier forG2123δέdehoweverG1161ἐστινestinit isG1510τὸνtontheG3588οὐρανὸνouranonheavenG3772καὶkaiandG2532τὴνtēntheG3588γῆνgēnearthG1093παρελθεῖνpareltheinto pass awayG3928ἢēthanG2228τοῦtouof theG3588νόμουnomoulawG3551μίανmianoneG1520κεραίανkeraianstroke of a penG2762πεσεῖν.¶peseinto fail.G4098
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Related verses
- Matthew 5:18For 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.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.
- Luke 21:33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
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- Romans 3:31Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
- Isaiah 40:8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
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- Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
- Revelation 20:11And 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.Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
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