Cross references

Luke 16:17

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

Luke 16:17 BSB

Luke 16:17 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 5:18 (14 votes) and Luke 21:33 (10 votes). 5 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Psalm 102 to Revelation 21.

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Which verses does Luke 16:17 point to?

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  1. Matthew 5:1814 votes

    For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

  2. Luke 21:3310 votes

    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

  3. but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

  4. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”

  5. Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.

  6. Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth below; for the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment, and its people will die like gnats. But My salvation will last forever, and My righteousness will never fail.

  7. In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on. …

  8. Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

  9. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

  10. ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

  11. 2 Peter 3:10-1 votes

Which verses point to Luke 16:17?

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