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Luke 16:17

Easyer is it for heauen and earth to perishe, the one title of the lawe to faile.

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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 lawe & the prophetes [raigned] vntyll Iohn, and sence that tyme, the kyngdome of God is preached, & euery man stryueth to go in.

18Whosoeuer forsaketh his wyfe, and marieth another, committeth adulterie. And he that maryeth her that is deuorced from her husbande, committeth adulterie [also.]

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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 →

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