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Luke 16:17The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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17 Εὐκοπώτερον δέ ἐστιν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν παρελθεῖν ἢ τοῦ νόμου μίαν κερέαν πεσεῖν.
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Luke 16:17King James Version
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17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
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Luke 16:17American Standard Version
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17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.
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Luke 16:17The Bible in Living English
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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.
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Luke Study Notes—Chapter 16New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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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.
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