Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
In Context
34Amen I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
36But of that day and hour no one knoweth, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.
Cross References
Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie, nor as the son of man, that he should be changed. Hath he said then, and will he not do? hath he spoken, and will he not fulfil?
Psalms 89:34But my mercy I will not take away from him: nor will I suffer my truth to fail.
Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is fire tried: he is a buckler to them that hope in him.
Isaiah 40:8The grass is withered, and the flower is fallen: but the word of our Lord endureth for ever.
Isaiah 54:10For the mountains shall be moved, and the hills shall tremble; but my mercy shall not depart from thee, and the covenant of my peace shall not be moved: said the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Jeremiah 31:35And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying: Know the Lord: for all shall know me from the least of them even to the greatest, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:33-51
Parable of the Fig-Tree; Awful Predictions; The Duty of Watchfulness; The Good and Evil Steward. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 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. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour knoweth… Read the whole commentary →