Luke 16:17

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

Revised King James New Testament

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: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man forces his way into it.

18Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:18For truly I say to you, Until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke, shall by any means pass away from the law, until all is fulfilled.

Romans 3:31Do we then make the law void through faith? Not at all: rather, we establish the law.

2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens shall pass away with a roar, and the elements shall be destroyed with fervent heat, the earth and the works that are upon it shall 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 there was no more sea.

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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