Luke 16:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ Even the smallest part of a letter in the law cannot be changed. It would be easier for heaven and earth to pass away.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to fail and become void.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ It’s easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest stroke of a pen in the Law to drop out.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to fall away.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fall.

Luke 16:17 Cross References

Isaiah 40:8

Grass dies and wildflowers fall.\par But the word of our God continues forever.”\par

Isaiah 51:6

Look up to the heavens!\par Look around you at the earth below!\par The skies will disappear\par like clouds of smoke.\par The earth will become\par like worthless old clothes.\par The people on earth will die,\par but my Salvation will continue forever.\par My goodness will never end.\par

Matthew 5:18

I tell you the truth. Nothing will disappear from the law until heaven and earth are gone. The law will not lose even the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter until all has happened.

Luke 21:33

The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed; but the words I have said will never be destroyed!

Romans 3:31

So do we destroy the law by following the way of faith? No! Faith causes us to be what the law truly wants.

1 Peter 1:25

But the word of God will live forever.”\par \i (Isaiah 40:6-8)\i0 \par

2 Peter 3:10

But the Day when the Lord comes again will be a surprise like a thief. The sky will disappear with a loud noise. All the things in the sky will be destroyed with fire. And the earth and everything in it will be burned. {\cf2\super [13]}

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a large white throne. I saw the One who was sitting on the throne. Earth and sky ran away from him and disappeared.

Revelation 21:1

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared. Now there was no sea.

Revelation 21:4

God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain. All the old ways are gone.”