Luke 16:17

Luke 16:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
• New International Version (NIV)It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tittle of the law to fail.

Context of Luke 16:17

15And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. 16The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall. 18Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery. 19Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

Luke 16:17 word by word

εὐκοπώτερον δέ ἐστιν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν παρελθεῖν ἢ τοῦ νόμου μίαν κεραίαν πεσεῖν.¶Read the interlinear

• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• passπαρέρχομαιparerchomai · to pass byG3928
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• fallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098

Cross-references for Luke 16:17

• Luke 21:33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
• Psalms 102:25Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
• Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
• Matthew 5:18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
• Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
• Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.
• Isaiah 40:8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.
• Romans 3:31Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.
• 1 Peter 1:25But the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word of good tidings which was preached unto you.

Commentaries on Luke 16:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17For heaven and earth to pass - See on Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17See the notes at Matthew 5:18.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 To this parable our Lord added a solemn warning. Ye cannot serve God and the world, so divided are the two interests. When our Lord spoke thus, the covetous Pharisees treated his instructions with contempt. But he warned them, that what they contended for as the law, was a wresting of its meaning: this our Lord showed in a case respecting divorce. There are many covetous sticklers for the forms of godliness, who are the bitterest enemies to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17This does not mean the Law has lost its power. The new covenant fulfilled the Old Testament laws and prophets, but the Law remains (however, compare Acts 15:23–29). God will cause heaven and earth to pass away and replace them with a new heaven and earth at the end of the age (Revelation 21:1). But God's word lasts forever (Psalm 119:89, 160; Isaiah 40:8; 55:10–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. covetous ... derided him--sneered at Him; their master sin being too plainly struck at for them to relish. But it was easier to run down than to refute such teaching.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:17

• Law
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Luke 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings