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In the context of the Bible, "jot" is often used to emphasize the precision and completeness of God's Word and law. The most notable reference to a "jot" is found in the New Testament, specifically in the Gospel of Matthew.<br><br><b>Biblical Reference:</b><br><br><a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a> : "For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."<br><br>In this passage, Jesus underscores the enduring nature of the Law, affirming that not even the smallest letter or stroke will pass away until all is fulfilled. This statement highlights the divine authority and permanence of Scripture, suggesting that every detail, no matter how minute, holds significance in God's plan.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b><br><br>1. <b>Inerrancy of Scripture:</b> The reference to a "jot" underscores the belief in the inerrancy and infallibility of the Bible. It suggests that every part of Scripture, down to the smallest letter, is inspired by God and is essential for understanding His will.<br><br>2. <b>Fulfillment of the Law:</b> Jesus' mention of the "jot" in <a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a> is part of the Sermon on the Mount, where He clarifies His relationship to the Law. By stating that not even a jot will disappear, Jesus affirms the continuity and fulfillment of the Old Testament Law through His teachings and actions.<br><br>3. <b>Attention to Detail:</b> The emphasis on the "jot" serves as a reminder of the importance of paying attention to the details of God's Word. It encourages believers to study Scripture diligently, recognizing that every part has purpose and meaning.<br><br>4. <b>Divine Sovereignty:</b> The assurance that not a single jot will pass away until all is accomplished reflects God's sovereign control over history and His faithfulness in bringing His promises to fruition.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context:</b><br><br>In the Jewish tradition, the Hebrew equivalent of the "jot" is the "yodh," the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet. The meticulous care with which scribes copied the Scriptures underscores the reverence for every letter and word, reflecting the belief that each part of the text is sacred and significant.<br><br><b>Application for Believers:</b><br><br>For Christians, the concept of the "jot" serves as a call to uphold the authority of Scripture in their lives. It challenges believers to trust in the reliability of God's Word and to live in obedience to His commands, knowing that every aspect of His revelation is purposeful and true.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Or Iota, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet, used metaphorically or proverbially for the smallest thing (<a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a>); or it may be = yod, which is the smallest of the Hebrew letters. <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n.<p>2. (<I>v. t.</I>) To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by down.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">JOT</span><p>jot: "Jot" (Revised Version, later editions of the King James Version) is a corruption of iote (early editions of the King James Version, Geneva, Rheims, Bishops'-pronounced i-o'te), an English transliteration of iota, the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet (<a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a> parallel). "Iota," in turn, is the nearest Greek equivalent for the Hebrew yodh ("y"), the smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in New Testament times being little larger than an English accent ('). The tittle (which see) is the smallest part of a letter (not part of a y, however). Consequently, thinking of the law as written out, the sense of <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>, is: "From this code, so written, not the smallest letter nor part of a letter-not an `i' nor the crossing of a `t'-shall be erased until all things come to pass." (For the meaning, see LAW.) The reference is to the synagogue rolls, which were written in Hebrew, so that the passage has no bearing on the language used by Christ. For the form of the "jot," compare the tables in HDB, article "Alphabet," more fully in Chwolson,. Corp. Inscr. Hebrew. (1882).<br><br>See <a href="../t/tittle.htm">TITTLE</a>.<br><br>Burton Scott Easton<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2503.htm"><span class="l">2503. iota -- iota</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 2503 ("<b>jot</b>" in the ) -- ", the smallest Hebrew (Aramaic) letter" (Souter). <b>...</b> letter,<br> yod Definition iota NASB Word Usage letter (1). <b>jot</b>, iota. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2503.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_25_upon_our_lords.htm"><span class="l">Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For verily I say unto you: Till heaven and earth pass, one <b>jot</b> or one tittle<br> shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 25 upon our lords.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/xlii_the_sermon_on_the_4.htm"><span class="l">The Sermon on the Mount.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> part of the process is still going on, and will be until the end of the world.]<br> 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one <b>jot</b> or one <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xlii the sermon on the 4.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_law_and_the_saint/the_positive_side.htm"><span class="l">The Positive Side</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one <b>jot</b> or one tittle<br> shall in nowise pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the law and the saint/the positive side.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_4_1858/the_evil_and_its_remedy.htm"><span class="l">The Evil and Its Remedy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Ah, not so. The gospel came not into the world to soften down the law. Till heaven<br> and earth shall pass away, not one <b>jot</b> or tittle of the law shall fail. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the evil and its remedy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/the_sluggard_in_harvest.htm"><span class="l">The Sluggard in Harvest</span></a> <br><b>...</b> So, not to abate one <b>jot</b> of your buoyancy, not to cast any shadow over joys and<br> hopes, but to lift you to a sense of the blessed possibilities of your position <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the sluggard in harvest.htm</font><p><a href="/library/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/lecture_xxii_of_the_first.htm"><span class="l">Of the First Covenant.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Perfect obedience without one <b>jot</b> of failing or falling,"an entire and universal<br> accomplishment of the whole will of God,"that is the duty required of man. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/lecture xxii of the first.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/writings_in_connection_with_the_manichaean_controversy_/faustus_rejects_christs_declaration_that.htm"><span class="l">Faustus Rejects Christ's Declaration that He came not to Destroy <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> This is proved by the words that follow: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Till heaven<br> and earth pass, one <b>jot</b> or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../faustus rejects christs declaration that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_a/the_new_form_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The New Form of the Old Law</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one <b>jot</b> or one tittle<br> shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.19. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/the new form of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wesley/sermons_on_several_occasions/sermon_6_the_righteousness_of.htm"><span class="l">The Righteousness of Faith</span></a> <br><b>...</b> No abatement, no allowance could possibly be made, for falling short in any degree,<br> as to any <b>jot</b> or tittle, either of the outward or the inward law. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 6 the righteousness of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_great_controversy_between_christ_and_satan_/25_gods_law_immutable.htm"><span class="l">God's Law Immutable.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> They saw, as never before, the force of the Saviour's words, "Till heaven and earth<br> pass, one <b>jot</b> or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law."(717) The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the great controversy between christ and satan /25 gods law immutable.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/j/jot.htm"><span class="l"><b>Jot</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>JOT</b>. <b>...</b> For the form of the "<b>jot</b>," compare the tables<br> in HDB, article "Alphabet," more fully in Chwolson,. Corp. Inscr. Hebrew. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jot.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jot'bathah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Jot</b>'bathah (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Jot</b>'bathah. Jotbathah, <b>Jot</b>'bathah. Jotham . Multi-Version<br> Concordance <b>Jot</b>'bathah (3 Occurrences). Numbers 33:33 And <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jot'bathah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tittle.htm"><span class="l">Tittle (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) A particle; a minute part; a <b>jot</b>; an iota. Int. <b>...</b><br> See <b>JOT</b>; YODH. Multi-Version Concordance Tittle (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tittle.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jotbathah.htm"><span class="l">Jotbathah (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>jot</b>'-ba-tha (yoTbathah): A desert camp of the Israelites between Hor-hagidgad and<br> Abronah (Numbers 33:33, 34 Deuteronomy 10:7). It was "a land of brooks of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jotbathah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/minute.htm"><span class="l">Minute (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4. (n.) A coin; a half farthing. 5. (n.) A very small part of anything, or anything<br> very small; a <b>jot</b>; a tittle. 6. (n.) A point of time; a moment. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/minute.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/verily.htm"><span class="l">Verily (146 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one <b>jot</b> or one<br> tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/verily.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jostled.htm"><span class="l">Jostled (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jostled.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jotbah.htm"><span class="l">Jotbah (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia JOTBAH. <b>jot</b>'-ba (yoTbah, "pleasantness"): The home<br> of Meshullemeth, the mother of King Amon, daughter of Haruz (2 Kings 21:19). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jotbah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jotapata.htm"><span class="l">Jotapata</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jotapata.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/whit.htm"><span class="l">Whit (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (n.) The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a <b>jot</b>; an iota; --<br> generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negative sentence. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/whit.htm - 8k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/jot-tittle.html">What is a jot? What is a tittle? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/questions-about-Matthew.html">Questions about Matthew | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/verbal-plenary-preservation.html">What is Verbal Plenary Preservation? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/jot.htm">Jot: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Jot (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a></span><br />For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one <span class="boldtext">jot</span> or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV WBS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/j/jot.htm">Jot</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/j/jot--the_smallest_character_in_written_hebrew_(a_yodh).htm">Jot: The Smallest Character in Written Hebrew (A Yodh)</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jot'bathah.htm">Jot'bathah (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tittle.htm">Tittle (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jotbathah.htm">Jotbathah (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/minute.htm">Minute (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/verily.htm">Verily (146 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jostled.htm">Jostled (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jotbah.htm">Jotbah (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jotapata.htm">Jotapata</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/whit.htm">Whit (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wise.htm">Wise (422 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/iota.htm">Iota (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/fulfilled.htm">Fulfilled (143 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/till.htm">Till (774 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jotham.htm">Jotham (26 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/law.htm">Law (670 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/malachi.htm">Malachi (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/family.htm">Family (438 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jod.htm">Jod (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/games.htm">Games (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/numbers.htm">Numbers (136 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/redeemer.htm">Redeemer (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/redemption.htm">Redemption (46 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/septuagint.htm">Septuagint</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/messenger.htm">Messenger (235 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/anem.htm">Anem (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tabeel.htm">Tabeel (2 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/j/jostled.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jostled"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jostled" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/j/jot_and_tittle.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jot and Tittle"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jot and Tittle" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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