16 (A)The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John came; since that time (B)the gospel of the kingdom of God [a]has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. 17 (C)But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one [b]stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.

18 (D)Everyone who [c]divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is [d]divorced from a husband commits adultery.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:16 Lit is preached
  2. Luke 16:17 I.e., projection of a letter (serif)
  3. Luke 16:18 Or sends away, the Heb term for divorce
  4. Luke 16:18 Or sent away

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