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Luke 16:17

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 17 Indeed, it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to go unfulfilled.+

Luke 16:17

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 17 Εὐκοπώτερον Easier δέ but ἐστιν is τὸν the οὐρανὸν heaven καὶ and τὴν the γῆν earth παρελθεῖν to pass away ἢ than τοῦ of the νόμου Law μίαν one κερέαν little horn πεσεῖν. to fall.

Luke 16:17

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 17 Indeed, it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away+ than for one particle+ of a letter of the Law to go unfulfilled.+

Luke 16:17

The Bible in Living English
- 17 But it is easier for the heavens and the earth to pass away than for the dot of one i in the law to drop away.

Luke 16:17

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

Luke 16:17

The Emphasized Bible
- 17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, Than that of the law one little point should fail.

Luke 16:17

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

Luke Study Notes—Chapter 16

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 16:17
  
  one stroke of a letter: In the Hebrew alphabet current in Jesus’ day, certain characters featured a tiny stroke that differentiated one letter from another. Jesus’ hyperbole thus emphasized that God’s Word would be fulfilled down to the smallest detail.—See study note on Mt 5:18.