A moment in scripture
Luke 16:17
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
The surrounding passage
- Luke 16:15
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
- Luke 16:16
The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
- Luke 16:18
Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
- Luke 16:19
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.