New English Translation
Matthew 24:35
35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Matthew 24:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
- New International Version (NIV)Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
Context of Matthew 24:35
33So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door. 34I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 36“But as for that day and hour no one knows it – not even the angels in heaven – except the Father alone. 37For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
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ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ παρελεύσεται, οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρέλθωσιν.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 24:35
- Matthew 5:18I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place.
- Psalms 102:26They will perish, but you will endure. They will wear out like a garment; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear.
- Isaiah 34:4All the stars in the sky will fade away, the sky will roll up like a scroll; all its stars will wither, like a leaf withers and falls from a vine or a fig withers and falls from a tree.
- Isaiah 51:6Look up at the sky! Look at the earth below! For the sky will dissipate like smoke, and the earth will wear out like clothes; its residents will die like gnats. But the deliverance I give is permanent; the vindication I provide will not disappear.
- Isaiah 54:10Even if the mountains are removed and the hills displaced, my devotion will not be removed from you, nor will my covenant of friendship be displaced,” says the Lord, the one who has compassion on you.
- Jeremiah 31:35The Lord has made a promise to Israel. He promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night. He promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll. He promises it as the one who is known as the Lord who rules over all.
- Hebrews 1:11They will perish, but you continue. And they will all grow old like a garment,
- 2 Peter 3:7But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, by being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
- Revelation 6:14The sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.
- Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.
- Psalms 89:34I will not break my covenant or go back on what I promised.
- Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is purified; he is like a shield for those who take refuge in him.
- Isaiah 40:8The grass dries up, the flowers wither, but the decree of our God is forever reliable.”
- Isaiah 55:11In the same way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing. No, it is realized as I desire and is fulfilled as I intend.”
Commentaries on Matthew 24:35
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Heaven and earth shall pass away - You may sooner expect to see the heaven and earth pass away and return to nothing, than my words to fail.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-41Verses 29-41 Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at his second coming, a sign…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35The words of Jesus are as reliable as the words of God (see Matthew 5:18; Isaiah 40:8; 55:11; 59:21).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 24
- 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
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