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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. <a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth shall pass away, not even one iota, nor one stroke of a letter, shall pass away from the law, until everything should happen. <a href="/kjv/matthew/5.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/5.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter shall pass from the Law, until all is accomplished! <a href="/nasb/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished. <a href="/lsb/matthew/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. <a href="/amp/matthew/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For I assure you and most solemnly say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke [of the pen] will pass from the Law until all things [which it foreshadows] are accomplished. <a href="/csb/matthew/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For I assure you: Until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass from the law until all things are accomplished. <a href="/asv/matthew/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. <a href="/cev/matthew/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Heaven and earth may disappear. But I promise you not even a period or comma will ever disappear from the Law. Everything written in it must happen. <a href="/erv/matthew/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. <a href="/gwt/matthew/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I can guarantee this truth: Until the earth and the heavens disappear, neither a period nor a comma will disappear from Moses' Teachings before everything has come true. <a href="/gnt/matthew/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Remember that as long as heaven and earth last, not the least point nor the smallest detail of the Law will be done away with--not until the end of all things. <a href="/isv/matthew/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> because I tell all of you with certainty that until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished. <a href="/msb/matthew/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For I tell you truly, 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. <a href="/net/matthew/5.htm">NET Bible</a> I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter will pass from the law until everything takes place. <a href="/nheb/matthew/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For truly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will disappear from the Law, until all things are accomplished. <a href="/wbt/matthew/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth shall pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. <a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Solemnly I tell you that until Heaven and earth pass away, not one iota or smallest detail will pass away from the Law until all has taken place. <a href="/web/matthew/5.htm">World English Bible</a> For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the Law, until all may come to pass. <a href="/blb/matthew/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth shall pass away, not even one iota, nor one stroke of a letter, shall pass away from the law, until everything should happen. <a href="/ylt/matthew/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass. <a href="/slt/matthew/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For verily I say to you, Till heaven pass away, and earth, one iota, or one mark, should not pass away from the law, till all should be.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For amen I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Amen I say to you, certainly, until heaven and earth pass away, not one iota, not one dot shall pass away from the law, until all is done. <a href="/nabre/matthew/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For truly I tell you, Until heaven and earth pass away, not even one yoth or a dash shall pass away from the law until all of it is fulfilled. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Amen, I say to you that until Heaven and earth will pass away, one Yodh or one Taag and will not pass away from The Written Law until everything will happen.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one yod or one point shall in no way pass from the law till all be fulfilled. <a href="/godbey/matthew/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>For truly I say unto you, Until heaven and earth may pass away, one jot or tittle can not pass from the law, until all things may be accomplished.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For I tell you assuredly, that till heaven and earth pass away, not one iota, or the smallest stroke of a letter, shall pass from the law, until all things shall be accomplished. <a href="/mace/matthew/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I assure you, heaven and earth may as well cease to be, as that one jot or one tittle of the law should fail of its completion. <a href="/wey/matthew/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Solemnly I tell you that until Heaven and earth pass away, not one iota or smallest detail will pass away from the Law until all has taken place. <a href="/worrell/matthew/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>For verily I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>for verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass <Fr>away,<FR> not one jot nor one tittle shall pass from the law, till all be compleated.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/5-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=938" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/5.htm">The Fulfillment of the Law</a> 17Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. 18<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I tell</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/281.htm" title="281: amēn (Heb) -- Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.">truly,</a> <a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: heōs (Conj) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.">until</a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranos (N-NMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gē (N-NFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth</a> <a href="/greek/3928.htm" title="3928: parelthē (V-ASA-3S) -- From para and erchomai; to come near or aside, i.e. To approach, go by, perish or neglect, avert.">pass away,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: hen (Adj-NNS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">a single</a> <a href="/greek/2503.htm" title="2503: iōta (N-NNS) -- Of Hebrew origin; iota, the name of the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, put for a very small part of anything.">jot,</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">not</a> <a href="/greek/1520.htm" title="1520: mia (Adj-NFS) -- One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.">a</a> <a href="/greek/2762.htm" title="2762: keraia (N-NFS) -- Feminine of a presumed derivative of the base of keras; something horn-like, i.e. the apex of a Hebrew letter.">stroke of a pen,</a> <a href="/greek/3928.htm" title="3928: parelthē (V-ASA-3S) -- From para and erchomai; to come near or aside, i.e. To approach, go by, perish or neglect, avert.">will disappear</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomou (N-GMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">Law</a> <a href="/greek/2193.htm" title="2193: heōs (Conj) -- A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.">until</a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty."></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-NNP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everything</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genētai (V-ASM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">is accomplished.</a> 19So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Luke 16:17</a> But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Isaiah 40:8</a> The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” <a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Psalm 119:89</a> Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens. <a href="/psalms/119-160.htm">Psalm 119:160</a> The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever. <a href="/john/10-35.htm">John 10:35</a> If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— <a href="/romans/3-31.htm">Romans 3:31</a> Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law. <a href="/galatians/3-17.htm">Galatians 3:17-18</a> What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise. / For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise. <a href="/hebrews/1-10.htm">Hebrews 1:10-12</a> And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. / They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. / You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.” <a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24-25</a> For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, / but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you. <a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a> But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells. <a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a> Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a> so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. <a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a> God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? <a href="/joshua/23-14.htm">Joshua 23:14</a> Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed. <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a> “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass, one stroke or one pronunciation mark shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.verily.<a href="/matthew/5-26.htm">Matthew 5:26</a> Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.<a href="/matthew/6-2.htm">Matthew 6:2,16</a> Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward… <a href="/matthew/8-10.htm">Matthew 8:10</a> When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.Till.<a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a> Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.<a href="/psalms/102-26.htm">Psalm 102:26</a> They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:<a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Isaiah 51:6</a> Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.pass.<a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Psalm 119:89,90,152</a> LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven… <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Isaiah 40:8</a> The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.<a href="/1_peter/1-25.htm">1 Peter 1:25</a> But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-1.htm">Detail</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Disappear</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Dot</a> <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">End</a> <a href="/matthew/4-14.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-29.htm">Letter</a> <a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Means</a> <a href="/malachi/1-9.htm">Part</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Pen</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Smallest</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Stroke</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Tiny</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Tittle</a> <a href="/malachi/2-6.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-7.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Way</a> <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/24-34.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/matthew/28-11.htm">Detail</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Disappear</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Dot</a> <a href="/matthew/5-35.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">End</a> <a href="/matthew/8-17.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/matthew/5-19.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/acts/15-30.htm">Letter</a> <a href="/matthew/5-26.htm">Means</a> <a href="/matthew/5-29.htm">Part</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Pen</a> <a href="/matthew/5-19.htm">Smallest</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Stroke</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Tiny</a> <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Tittle</a> <a href="/matthew/5-26.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/matthew/5-26.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Way</a> <a href="/matthew/5-20.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 5</div>1. <a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Jesus' sermon on the mount:</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">The Beattitudes;</a> 13. <a href="/matthew/5-13.htm">the salt of the earth;</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">the light of the world.</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">He came to fulfill the law.</a> 21. <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">What it is to kill;</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">to commit adultery;</a> 33. <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">to swear.</a> 38. <a href="/matthew/5-38.htm">He exhorts to forgive wrong,</a> 43. <a href="/matthew/5-43.htm">to love our enemies;</a> 48. <a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">and to labor after perfection.</a> </div></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For I tell you truly This phrase emphasizes the authority and certainty of Jesus' words. In the Gospels, Jesus often uses similar expressions to underscore the importance and truthfulness of His teachings. This introduction signals to the audience that what follows is of great significance and should be heeded carefully.until heaven and earth pass away This phrase indicates the enduring nature of the Law. In Jewish thought, heaven and earth are often seen as the most permanent parts of creation. By using this imagery, Jesus underscores the lasting validity of the Law. This also connects to eschatological themes, suggesting that the Law remains relevant until the end of the current age.not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen The "jot" refers to the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet, the yodh, and the "stroke of a pen" refers to the smallest part of a letter. This highlights the precision and completeness of the Law. Jesus is affirming that even the smallest details of the Law are significant and will not be disregarded. This reflects the Jewish reverence for the Torah and its meticulous transmission through generations.will disappear from the Law This phrase asserts the permanence and authority of the Mosaic Law. It suggests that the Law remains intact and authoritative. This can be seen as a response to any notion that Jesus came to abolish the Law. Instead, He affirms its continued relevance and fulfillment.until everything is accomplished This indicates that the Law will remain until its purposes are fully realized. This can be understood in light of Jesus' mission to fulfill the Law and the Prophets. It points to the ultimate fulfillment of God's redemptive plan through Christ. This phrase also connects to prophecies throughout the Old Testament that find their completion in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, delivering the Sermon on the Mount, which is a foundational teaching of Christian ethics and law. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a> Refers to the Mosaic Law, the commandments given to the Israelites, which Jesus is affirming in this passage. 3. <a href="/topical/h/heaven_and_earth.htm">Heaven and Earth</a> Symbolic of the entirety of creation, emphasizing the enduring nature of God's word. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jot_and_tittle.htm">Jot and Tittle</a> Refers to the smallest letters and strokes in the Hebrew alphabet, underscoring the precision and permanence of the Law. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sermon_on_the_mount.htm">The Sermon on the Mount</a> The context in which this teaching is given, a significant event where Jesus expounds on the nature of God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_enduring_word_of_god.htm">The Enduring Word of God</a> Jesus affirms the permanence of God's word, encouraging believers to trust in its reliability and authority. <a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_the_law.htm">The Fulfillment of the Law</a> Jesus' mission was not to abolish the Law but to fulfill it, pointing to His role as the Messiah who completes the Law's requirements. <a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail.htm">Attention to Detail</a> The reference to "jot" and "tittle" emphasizes the importance of every part of Scripture, encouraging believers to study and apply even the smallest details. <a href="/topical/e/eschatological_assurance.htm">Eschatological Assurance</a> The mention of "until heaven and earth pass away" provides assurance of God's ultimate plan and the fulfillment of His promises. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_obedience.htm">Living in Obedience</a> Understanding the enduring nature of the Law should lead believers to live in obedience to God's commands, reflecting Christ's fulfillment of the Law in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 5</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jesus_uphold_the_law_in_grace.htm">If Christians are under grace, why does Jesus say that not even a "jot or tittle" of the law will pass away (Matthew 5:18)?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_a_jot_and_a_tittle.htm">What are a jot and a tittle?</a> <a href="/q/is_all_scripture_inspired_and_inerrant.htm">Is all Scripture inspired and without error?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'amen'_mean.htm">What does "amen" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) Verily.--The first occurrence in the Gospel of the word so common in our Lord's teaching seems the right place for dwelling on its meaning. It is the familiar Amen of the Church's worship--the word which had been used in the same way in that of the wilderness (<a href="/numbers/5-22.htm" title="And this water that causes the curse shall go into your bowels, to make your belly to swell, and your thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.">Numbers 5:22</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm" title="Cursed be the man that makes any graven or molten image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.">Deuteronomy 27:15</a>) and of the Temple (<a href="/psalms/41-13.htm" title="Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.">Psalm 41:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/72-19.htm" title="And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.">Psalm 72:19</a>, et al). Coming from the Hebrew root for "fixed, steadfast, true," it was used for solemn affirmation or solemn prayer. "So is it," or "so be it." For the most part, the Greek LXX. translates it; but in <a href="/1_chronicles/16-36.htm" title="Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.">1Chronicles 16:36</a>, and <a href="/nehemiah/5-13.htm" title="Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that performes not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.">Nehemiah 5:13</a>, it appears in its Hebrew form. From the worship of the synagogue it passed into that of the Christian Church, and by the time the Gospels were written had become so familiar that it was used without hesitation by all the Evangelists, sometimes singly, sometimes (uniformly in St. John) with the emphasis of reduplication. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - Cf. <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Luke 16:17</a>, "But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the Law to fail" (Revised Version). The words are so similar that the two evangelists probably record the same utterance, the difference in the form of the sentence pointing rather to an oral than a written common source. St. Luke places it in an attack on the Pharisees, who had scoffed at our Lord for his parable of the dishonest steward. Verily; ἀμήν (אמן, literally, "established," "sure"). It has hardly been sufficiently noticed by commentators that the New Testament usage of the word "Amen" often slightly differs from that found in the Old Testament. "Amen" in the Old Testament always involves the personal acceptance of the statement to which it refers ("so be it"), whether this be a statement upon oath (<a href="/numbers/5-22.htm">Numbers 5:22</a>, perhaps), or a statement of penalties incurred under certain circumstances (<a href="/numbers/5-22.htm">Numbers 5:22</a>, probably; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15-26</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/5-13.htm">Nehemiah 5:13</a>); or a statement expressing a pious hope uttered either by another (<a href="/1_kings/1-36.htm">1 Kings 1:36</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Jeremiah 28:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/11-5.htm">Jeremiah 11:5</a> (?); cf. <a href="/nehemiah/8-6.htm">Nehemiah 8:6</a>; cf. also <a href="/1_corinthians/14-16.htm">1 Corinthians 14:16</a>); or by one's self (<a href="/psalms/41-13.htm">Psalm 41:13</a>). Hence the LXX. either leaves it untranslated or, with but one exception, translates it by γένοιτο. In Hellenistic Greek, however, it became often used as little more than a mere asseveration ("verily"). The earliest trace of this usage is found in <a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Jeremiah 28:6</a>, where the LXX. renders אמןby ἀληθῶς (Aquila much better πιστθήτω, though generally elsewhere πεπιστωμένως), and it is frequent in the New Testament, cf. especially <a href="/luke/9-27.htm">Luke 9:27</a>, λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ἀληθῶς, with parallels, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν (cf. also <a href="/luke/12-44.htm">Luke 12:44</a> with <a href="/matthew/24-47.htm">Matthew 24:47</a>, and <a href="/luke/21-3.htm">Luke 21:3</a> with <a href="/mark/12-43.htm">Mark 12:43</a>). Yet this usage of "Amen" in Hellenistic Greek does not seem to have ever spread into Hebrew or Aramaic. W. H. Lowe ('Fragm. Pesach.,' p. 70) says, and apparently truly, "The Jews never used 'amen in the sense of 'verily.' They say באמת, be'emeth', 'in truth,' הימנותא, hemanutha, 'Faith!' or אמנם, 'omnam, 'verily.'" If so, the fact is interesting, for it implies that, notwithstanding the usage of "Amen" in Greek, our Lord himself, as speaking Aramaic, probably did not use it in the mere sense of strong asseveration, but rather always with its connotation of his entire concurrence in the statement he was making. In his mouth, that is to say, it always emphasized the thought of his personal acceptance of the statement with its legitimate issue. Observe that it makes no difference (cf. <a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Jeremiah 28:6</a>) whether the "Amen" comes at the beginning or at the end of his utterance. N.B. - Ναί (<a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a>; cf. <a href="/matthew/23-36.htm">Matthew 23:36</a>) may be taken as intermediate between ἀληθῶς and ἀμήν. Ἀληθῶς states a truth; ναί assents with the intellect; ἀμήν, in at least Hebrew and Aramaic usage, accepts it with all its consequences (cf <a href="/2_corinthians/1-19.htm">2 Corinthians 1:19, 20</a>). Till heaven and earth pass; Revised Version, pass away (παρέλθῃ); and so in the next clause. The same almost archaic sense of "pass" recurs in <a href="/psalms/148-6.htm">Psalm 148:6</a>, Authorized Version (Revised Version, "pass away"). Observe that our Lord does not say that the Law will then pass away. He says, not till then; i.e. he affirms, as in <a href="/luke/16-17.htm">Luke 16:17</a>, that it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the Law. For, in fact, as being constantly fulfilled in its ideal and therefore permanent character, it must necessarily remain in the new world; cf. <a href="/1_peter/1-25.htm">1 Peter 1:25</a> (the everlasting duration of the word of the Lord); <a href="/1_corinthians/13-13.htm">1 Corinthians 13:13</a> (love); <a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a> (righteousness); cf. Meyer. The belief in the permanence of the Law which the Jews had (vide references in Meyer, and especially Weber, 'Altsynag. Theol.,' §§ 5, 84) here finds its true satisfaction. "The least element of holiness which the Law contains has more reality and durability than the whole visible universe" (Godet on Luke). Comp. also <a href="/mark/13-31.htm">Mark 13:31</a>, "My words shall not pass away" - a claim only seen in its full three when put beside these words about the Law. One jot. The permanence of even every yod (y, j), though the smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet, is not infrequently referred to by Jewish writers (cf. e.g. in Lightfoot, 'Hor. Hebr.;' Edersheim, 'Life,' 1.537). Observe: (1) The mention of yod, evidently because of its small size, is one proof of the fact that the Hebrew characters in use in our Lord's time were much more similar to the usual form under which we know them (Quadrate schrift) than to the form found on the Moabite Stone (Phoenician), where the god is no smaller than other letters (vide Euting's very complete table of forms of the Hebrew alphabet in Chwolsen, 'Corp. Inscript. Hebr.,' 1882; vide pp. 404-415 of the same work for Chwolson's much-controverted theory of the gradual development of the Quadrat-sehrift, roughly from the time of Ezra till the eighth or ninth century A.D., out of old Aramaic forms slightly removed from Phoenician; and for the early history of the Hebrew alphabet generally, see the introduction to Driver's 'Samuel.' (2) We may, perhaps, see in our Lord's reference to yod and a "tittle" an indication that even already scrupulous care was taken of the text. The objection to this, derived from the non-literal quotations in the New Testament is due to a misunderstanding of Jewish methods of quotation. Or one tittle. So Wickliffe and Tyndale downwards; "apparently a diminutive of tit, small" (Aid. Wright, 'Bible WordBook'); κεραία (κερέα, Westcott and Heft, vide Appendix, p. 151), probably "a horn," then anything projecting like a horn. Used by the early Greek grammarians, like apex by the Latin, to designate: (1) A little projection in a letter, especially the top, the apex; Nicander, "the top and bottom are each called κεραία (κεραία λέγεται τὸ ἄκρον καὶ ἔσχατον; gloss, κεραία γράμματος ἄκρον); cf. Plutarch, "disputing about syllables and κεραιῶν (λογομαχεῖν περὶ συλλαβῶν καὶ κεραιῶν); " vide Wetstein. . . . <a href="/commentaries/matthew/5-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. I tell λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. truly, ἀμὴν (amēn) Hebrew Word <a href="/greek/strongs_281.htm">Strong's 281: </a> Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely. until ἕως (heōs) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2193.htm">Strong's 2193: </a> A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. heaven οὐρανὸς (ouranos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. earth γῆ (gē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. pass away, παρέλθῃ (parelthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3928.htm">Strong's 3928: </a> From para and erchomai; to come near or aside, i.e. To approach, go by, perish or neglect, avert. not οὐ (ou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. a single ἓν (hen) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. jot, ἰῶτα (iōta) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2503.htm">Strong's 2503: </a> Of Hebrew origin; 'iota', the name of the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet, put for a very small part of anything. not ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. a μία (mia) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1520.htm">Strong's 1520: </a> One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one. stroke of a pen, κεραία (keraia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2762.htm">Strong's 2762: </a> Feminine of a presumed derivative of the base of keras; something horn-like, i.e. the apex of a Hebrew letter. will disappear παρέλθῃ (parelthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3928.htm">Strong's 3928: </a> From para and erchomai; to come near or aside, i.e. To approach, go by, perish or neglect, avert. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Law νόμου (nomou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively. until ἕως (heōs) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2193.htm">Strong's 2193: </a> A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. everything πάντα (panta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. is accomplished. γένηται (genētai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 5:18 For most certainly I tell you until (Matt. 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