Luke 16:17
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17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the law to be dropped.(A)
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Matthew 5:18
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18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter,[a] not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.(A)
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- 5.18 Gk one iota
Luke 21:33
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33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.(A)
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1 Peter 1:25
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25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”
That word is the good news that was announced to you.(A)
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Isaiah 40:8
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- 40.7–8 Q ms Gk lack when the breath . . . flower fades
Romans 3:31
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31 Do we then overthrow the law through this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
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Isaiah 51:6
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6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens
and look at the earth beneath,
for the heavens will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment,
and those who live on it will die like gnats,[a]
but my salvation will be forever,
and my deliverance will never be ended.(A)
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- 51.6 Or in like manner
Psalm 102:25-27
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25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.(A)
26 They will perish, but you endure;
they will all wear out like a garment.
You change them like clothing, and they pass away,(B)
27 but you are the same, and your years have no end.(C)
Revelation 21:4
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4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes.
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more,
for[a] the first things have passed away.”(A)
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- 21.4 Other ancient authorities lack for
Revelation 21:1
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The New Heaven and the New Earth
21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.(A)
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Revelation 20:11
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The Dead Are Judged
11 Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sat on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his[a] presence, and no place was found for them.(A)
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2 Peter 3:10
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10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be destroyed with fire, and the earth and everything that is done on it will be disclosed.[a](A)
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- 3.10 Other ancient authorities read will not be found or will be burned up
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