Luke 16:17

And it is easier that heaven and earth should pass away, than that one tittle of the law should fail.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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 until John; from that time the good news of the kingdom of God is published, and every man presses into it.

18Every one who puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when put away from a husband commits adultery.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:18For verily I say to you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Romans 3:31Do we then make void law through the faith? Far be it! Yea, we establish law.

2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements will be dissolved with burning heat, and the earth and the works therein will be burned up.

Revelation 21:1AND I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is 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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