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Luke 16:17

17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

Luke 16:17 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
English Standard Version (ESV)
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.
New Living Translation (NLT)
17 But that doesn’t mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God’s law to be overturned.
The Message Bible (MSG)
17 The sky will disintegrate and the earth dissolve before a single letter of God's Law wears out.
American Standard Version (ASV)
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
17 It is easier for the earth and the heavens to disappear than to drop a comma from Moses' Teachings.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the law to drop out.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest part of a letter to drop out of the Law.

Luke 16:17 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 16:17

And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass
This is said by Christ, lest it should be thought by his saying, that the law and the prophets were until John, that they were no longer, nor of any more use; but were now abrogated and laid aside; whereas heaven and earth might sooner pass away, and the whole frame of nature be dissolved:

than one tittle of the law to fail;
which, and the prophets, in all the precepts, promises, types, figures, prophecies thereof, had their full accomplishment in the person, miracles, obedience, sufferings, and death of Christ; see ( Matthew 5:18 ) .

Luke 16:17 In-Context

15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
16 “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
18 “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.

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