Luke 16:17

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
But even the smallest part of a letter in the law cannot be changed. It would be easier for heaven and earth to pass away.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Soner shall heven and erth perisshe then one tytle of the lawe shall perisshe.

Hebrew Names Version
But it is easier for heaven and eretz to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.

International Standard Version
However, it is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for one stroke of a letter in the law to be dropped.Psalm 102:21,27; Isaiah 40:8; 51:6; Matthew 5:18; 1 Peter 1:25;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
"But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.

New Century Version
It would be easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest part of a letter in the law to be changed.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than one tittle of the law to fail.

Amplified Bible
"Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a letter of the Law to fail and become void.

English Standard Version
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.

World English Bible
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than for one tittle of the law to fail.

Weymouth's New Testament
But it is easier for earth and sky to pass away than for one smallest detail of the Law to fall to the ground.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe it is liyter heuene and erthe to passe, than that o titil falle fro the lawe.

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

Berean Standard Bible
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

Contemporary English Version
Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter of the Law does.

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

Bible in Basic English
But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out.

Complete Jewish Bible
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the Torah to become void.

Darby Translation
But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one tittle of the law should fail.

Etheridge Translation
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than one letter from the law to pass away.

Murdock Translation
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.

King James Version (1611)
And it is easier for heauen and earth to passe, then one title of the law to faile.

New Living Translation
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.

New Life Bible
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one small part of a word in the Law to be of no more use.

New Revised Standard
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one stroke of a letter in the law to be dropped.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe it is more easie that heauen and earth shoulde passe away, then that one title of the Lawe should fall.

George Lamsa Translation
It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one letter of the law to pass away.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But it is, easier, for heaven and earth to pass away, than that, of the law, one little point, should fail.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass than one tittle of the law to fall.

Revised Standard Version
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to become void.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Easyer is it for heauen and earth to perishe, the one title of the lawe to faile.

Good News Translation
But it is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest detail of the Law to be done away with.

Christian Standard Bible®
But it is easier

Lexham English Bible
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the law to become invalid.

Literal Translation
But it is easier for the heaven and the earth to pass away than one point of the Law to fail.

Young's Literal Translation
and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But easier is it, for heauen and earth to perishe, then one tittle of ye lawe to fall.

Mace New Testament (1729)
yet heaven and earth may sooner pass away, than any part of the law be unaccomplish'd.

New English Translation
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a letter in the law to become void.

New King James Version
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to fail.

Simplified Cowboy Version
The original contract won't be torn up, it will be paid off. Heaven and earth could be moved easier than removing one dot over one "i" in the contract.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.

Legacy Standard Bible
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.

Contextual Overview

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 the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. ⁵ So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? ⁶ And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. ⁷ Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. ⁸ And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. ⁹ And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. ¹⁰ He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

it: Luke 21:33, Psalms 102:25-27, Isaiah 51:6, Matthew 5:18, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 20:11, Revelation 21:1, Revelation 21:4

than: Isaiah 40:8, Romans 3:31, 1 Peter 1:25

Reciprocal: Matthew 5:17 - to destroy the law John 10:35 - the scripture

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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, c. thereof, had their full accomplishment in the person, miracles, obedience, sufferings, and death of Christ see Matthew 5:18.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 5:18.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 16:17. For heaven and earth to pass — Matthew 5:17; Matthew 5:17; "Matthew 5:18".