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The grass dries up,
the flowers wither,
but the decree of our God is forever reliable.”[a]

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  1. Isaiah 40:8 tn Heb “but the word of our God stands forever.” In this context the divine “word” specifically refers to his decreed promise assuring Jerusalem that her suffering is over and his glorious return imminent (vv. 1-5).

11 In my heart I store up[a] your words,[b]
so I might not sin against you.

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  1. Psalm 119:11 tn Or “hide.”
  2. Psalm 119:11 tn Heb “your word.” Some medieval Hebrew mss as well as the LXX read the plural, “your words.”

נ (Nun)

105 Your word[a] is a lamp to walk by,
and a light to illumine my path.[b]

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  1. Psalm 119:105 tn Many medieval Hebrew mss read the plural (“words”).
  2. Psalm 119:105 tn Heb “[is] a lamp for my foot and a light for my path.”

18 I[a] tell you the truth,[b] until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter[c] will pass from the law until everything takes place.

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  1. Matthew 5:18 tn Grk “For I tell.” Here an explanatory γάρ (gar) has not been translated.
  2. Matthew 5:18 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
  3. Matthew 5:18 tn Grk “Not one iota or one serif.” sn The smallest letter refers to the smallest Hebrew letter (yod) and the stroke of a letter to a serif (a hook or projection on a Hebrew letter).

35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.[a]

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  1. Matthew 24:35 sn The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself. For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; 55:10-11.

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

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