Luke 16:17
Easyer is it for heauen and earth to perishe, the one title of the lawe to faile.
Bible (Bishops')
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
Cross References
Isaiah 40:8The grasse withereth, and the floure fadeth away: yet the worde of our God endureth for euer.
Matthew 5:18For truely I say vnto you, tyll heauen and earth passe, one iotte, or one title of the lawe shall not scape, tyll all be fulfylled.
Romans 3:31Do we then destroy the lawe through fayth? God forbyd: But we rather mayntayne the lawe.
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 →