Luke 16:17

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fail.

Noyes Bible

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 till John; from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God have been published, and every one is forcing his way into it.

18Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he who marrieth a woman that hath been put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

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Cross References

Isaiah 40:8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, But the word of our God shall stand forever.

Matthew 5:18For truly do I say to you, Not till heaven and earth pass away, shall one jot or one tittle pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled.

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

2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are 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 had passed away, and the sea was 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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