Luke 21:33
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
In Context
32Amen, I say to you, this generation shall not pass away till all things be fulfilled.
Cross References
Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to heaven, and look down to the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish like smoke, and the earth shall be worn away like a garment, and the inhabitants thereof shall perish in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my justice shall not fail.
Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass: but my words shall not pass. Shall pass... Because they shall be changed at the end of the world into a new heaven and new earth.
1 Peter 1:25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel hath been preached unto you.
Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne and one sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away: and there was no place found for them.
Matthew Henry on Luke 21:30-38
Judgments Predicted. 29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts… Read the whole commentary →