Matthew 5:18
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18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
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Luke 16:17
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17 But that doesn’t mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God’s law to be overturned.
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Psalm 119:89-90
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Lamedh
89 Your eternal word, O Lord,
stands firm in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness extends to every generation,
as enduring as the earth you created.
Isaiah 40:8
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8 The grass withers and the flowers fade,
but the word of our God stands forever.”
1 Peter 1:25
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25 But the word of the Lord remains forever.”[a]
And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.
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Matthew 24:34-35
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34 I tell you the truth, this generation[a] will not pass from the scene until all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
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- 24:34 Or this age, or this nation.
Mark 13:30
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30 I tell you the truth, this generation[a] will not pass from the scene before all these things take place.
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- 13:30 Or this age, or this nation.
Isaiah 51:6
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6 Look up to the skies above,
and gaze down on the earth below.
For the skies will disappear like smoke,
and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing.
The people of the earth will die like flies,
but my salvation lasts forever.
My righteous rule will never end!
Psalm 102:26
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26 They will perish, but you remain forever;
they will wear out like old clothing.
You will change them like a garment
and discard them.
Revelation 20:11
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The Final Judgment
11 And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.
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John 5:19
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19 So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
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Matthew 17:20
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20 “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.[a]”
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Matthew 16:28
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28 And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”
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Matthew 13:17
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17 I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.
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Matthew 11:11
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11 “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!
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Matthew 10:42
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42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”
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Matthew 10:23
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23 When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man[a] will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel.
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- 10:23 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
Matthew 10:15
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15 I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.
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Matthew 8:10
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10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!
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Matthew 6:16
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16 “And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.
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Matthew 6:2
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2 When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get.
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Matthew 5:26
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26 And if that happens, you surely won’t be free again until you have paid the last penny.[a]
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- 5:26 Greek the last kodrantes [i.e., quadrans].
Psalm 119:152
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152 I have known from my earliest days
that your laws will last forever.
2 Peter 3:10-13
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10 But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.[a]
11 Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, 12 looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames. 13 But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.
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- 3:10 Other manuscripts read will be burned up; one early manuscript reads will be found destroyed.
Hebrews 1:11-12
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11 They will perish, but you remain forever.
They will wear out like old clothing.
12 You will fold them up like a cloak
and discard them like old clothing.
But you are always the same;
you will live forever.”[a]
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