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The Lesson of the Fig Tree

Matthew 24:35

In 9 translations

BSB
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
KJV
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
WEB
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
ASV
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
LSV
The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
YLT
The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
DBY
The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
DRC
Heaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.
GNV
Heauen and earth shall passe away: but my wordes shall not passe away.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read παρελεύσεται (“will pass away”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read παρελεύσονται (“will pass away”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: παρελεύσεται. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read παρελεύσεται; Robinson–Pierpont read παρελεύσονται.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ παρελεύσεται, οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρέλθωσιν.
RP2018
Ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ παρελεύσονται, οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρέλθωσιν.
TR-Boyd
Ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ παρελεύσονται, οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρέλθωσι.
SCR1894
ο ουρανος και η γη παρελευσονται οι δε λογοι μου ου μη παρελθωσιν

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 40:8The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
  • 1 Peter 1:25but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
  • Numbers 23:19God 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?
  • Isaiah 55:11so 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.
  • Matthew 5:18For 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.
  • Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
  • Isaiah 51:6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and…
  • Isaiah 54:10Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
  • Psalms 89:34I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
  • Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
  • Psalms 102:26They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
  • 2 Peter 3:7–12And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day…
  • Hebrews 1:11–12They 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.”
  • Psalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
  • Jeremiah 31:35–36Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name: “Only if this fixed order…
  • Revelation 3:14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.

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