Matthew 5:18

Matthew 5:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
• New International Version (NIV)For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.

Context of Matthew 5:18

16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 17Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth shall pass away, one jot or one tittle shall by no means pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19Whoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20For I say to you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no way enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:18 word by word

ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν· ἕως ἂν παρέλθῃ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, ἰῶτα ἓν ἢ μία κεραία οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται.¶Read the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• youὑμῖνhumin · to youG5213
• Tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• Tillἄνan · ifG302
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• awayπαρέρχομαιparerchomai · to pass byG3928
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• jotἰῶταiōta · iotaG2503
• orἤē · orG2228
• oneμίαmia · firstG3391
• tittleκεραίαkeraia · tittleG2762
• meansοὐ μήou mē · neverG3364
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• fulfilledγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Matthew 5:18

• Matthew 5:26Verily I say to thee, Thou shalt by no means come out from there, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
• Matthew 6:2Therefore when thou doest thy alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Verily I say to you, They have their reward.
• Matthew 8:10When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
• Matthew 10:15Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.
• Matthew 11:11Verily I say to you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: however he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
• Matthew 13:17For verily I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them ; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them .
• Matthew 16:28Verily I say to you, There are some standing here, who shall not taste death, till they shall see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
• Matthew 17:20And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place; and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
• Matthew 18:3And said, Verily I say to you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 19:23Then said Jesus to his disciples, Verily I say to you, That it is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 21:21Jesus answered and said to them, Verily I say to you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
• Matthew 23:36Verily I say to you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
• Matthew 24:2And Jesus said to them, See ye not all these things? verily I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
• Matthew 25:12But he answered and said, Verily I say to you, I know you not.
• Matthew 26:13Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, what this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
• Mark 3:28Verily I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they shall blaspheme:

Commentaries on Matthew 5:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven - In the very commencement of his ministry, Jesus Christ teaches the instability of all visible things. "The heaven which you see, and which is so glorious, and the earth which you inhabit and love, shall pass away; for the things which are seen are temporal, , are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal , ever-during," 2 Corinthians 4:18. And the Word of the Lord endureth for ever. One jot or one…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Verily - Truly, certainly. A word of strong affirmation. Till heaven and earth pass - This expression denotes that the law never would be destroyed until it should be all fulfilled. It is the same as saying everything else may change; the very earth and heaven may pass away, but the law of God shall not be destroyed until its whole design has been accomplished. One jot - The word “jot,” or yod(י y), is the name of the Hebrew letter I, the smallest letter…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 Let none suppose that Christ allows his people to trifle with any commands of God's holy law. No sinner partakes of Christ's justifying righteousness, till he repents of his evil deeds. The mercy revealed in the gospel leads the believer to still deeper self-abhorrence. The law is the Christian's rule of duty, and he delights therein. If a man, pretending to be Christ's disciple, encourages himself in any allowed disobedience to the holy law…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. For verily I say unto you--Here, for the first time, does that august expression occur in our Lord's recorded teaching, with which we have grown so familiar as hardly to reflect on its full import. It is the expression manifestly, of supreme legislative authority; and as the subject in connection with which it is uttered is the Moral Law, no higher claim to an authority strictly divine could be advanced. For when we observe how jealously Jehovah…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 5

• 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