Luke 16:17
“And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 16:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
It would be easier for the heavens and the earth to disappear than for one stroke of a letter in the law to be lost.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Es ist aber leichter, daß der Himmel und die Erde vergehen, als daß ein Strichlein des Gesetzes wegfalle.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Empero más fácil cosa es pasar el cielo y la tierra, que frustrarse un tilde de la ley.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E é mais fácil passar o céu e a terra do que cair um traço de alguma letra da Lei.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porém é mais fácil passar o céu e a terra do que um só acento de uma letra da Lei ser invalidada.
📖 Luke 16:17 in Context
15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
17And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
18Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
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