Luke 16:17

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one point of the law to fail.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16The law and the prophets were till John. Since that time, the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it by force.

18Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is divorced, commits adultery.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:18For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one yod or one point shall in no way pass from the law till all be fulfilled.

Romans 3:31Do we, then, make law void through the faith? It can not be. On the other hand, we establish law.

2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, and the earth, and the works that are on it, shall be burned up.

Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away: and the sea was no more.

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of… Read the whole commentary →

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