Matthew 5:18

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, Ἕως ἂν παρέλθῃ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, ἰῶτα ἓν ἢ μία κεραία οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου, ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται.

Transliteration

Amēn gar legō to-you, Until an parelthē the ouranos and the gē, iōta one or one keraia not not parelthē from the nomou, until an all genētai.

Grammar Details

• *Amēn*: Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *legō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell
• *an*: modal particle with subjunctive - ever/possibly
• *parelthē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might pass away
• *ouranos*: nominative masculine singular - heaven/sky
• *gē*: nominative feminine singular - earth/land
• *iōta*: nominative neuter singular - iota (smallest Greek letter)
• *keraia*: nominative feminine singular - stroke/serif (part of a letter)
• *nomou*: genitive masculine singular - of law
• *genētai*: aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might happen/be fulfilled

Word Meanings

• *Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
• *legō*: say/tell/speak
• *parelthē*: pass away/pass by/come to an end
• *ouranos*: heaven/sky
• *gē*: earth/land/ground
• *iōta*: iota/smallest letter (like Hebrew yod)
• *keraia*: stroke/serif/small mark on a letter
• *genētai*: happen/be fulfilled/come to pass

Referenced Verses

• Luke 16:17 : 17 and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall.
• Ps 119:89-90 : 89 `Lamed.' To the age, O Jehovah, Thy word is set up in the heavens. 90 To all generations Thy faithfulness, Thou didst establish earth, and it standeth.
• 1 Pet 1:25 : 25 and the saying of the Lord doth remain -- to the age; and this is the saying that was proclaimed good news to you.
• Isa 40:8 : 8 Withered hath grass, faded the flower, But a word of our God riseth for ever.
• Isa 51:6 : 6 Lift ye up to the heavens your eyes, And look attentively unto the earth beneath, For the heavens as smoke have vanished, And the earth as a garment weareth out, And its inhabitants as gnats do die, And My salvation is to the age, And My righteousness is not broken.
• Ps 119:152 : 152 Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them!
• Ps 102:26 : 26 They -- They perish, and Thou remainest, And all of them as a garment become old, As clothing Thou changest them, And they are changed.
• John 5:19 : 19 Jesus therefore responded and said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;
• John 3:11 : 11 `Verily, verily, I say to thee -- What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;
• 2 Pet 3:10-13 : 10 and it will come -- the day of the Lord -- as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up. 11 All these, then, being dissolved, what kind of persons doth it behove you to be in holy behaviours and pious acts? 12 waiting for and hasting to the presence of the day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements with burning heat shall melt; 13 and for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise we do wait, in which righteousness doth dwell;
• Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white throne, and Him who is sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven did flee away, and place was not found for them;
• Matt 5:26 : 26 verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.
• Matt 6:2 : 2 whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you -- they have their reward!
• Matt 6:16 : 16 `And when ye may fast, be ye not as the hypocrites, of sour countenances, for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men fasting; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.
• Matt 8:10 : 10 And Jesus having heard, did wonder, and said to those following, `Verily I say to you, not even in Israel so great faith have I found;
• Matt 10:15 : 15 verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
• Matt 10:23 : 23 `And whenever they may persecute you in this city, flee to the other, for verily I say to you, ye may not have completed the cities of Israel till the Son of Man may come.
• Matt 10:42 : 42 and whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward.'
• Matt 11:11 : 11 Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he.
• Matt 13:17 : 17 for verily I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men did desire to see that which ye look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which ye hear, and they did not hear.
• Matt 16:28 : 28 Verily I say to you, there are certain of those standing here who shall not taste of death till they may see the Son of Man coming in his reign.'
• Matt 17:20 : 20 And Jesus said to them, `Through your want of faith; for verily I say to you, if ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mount, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you,
• Matt 18:3 : 3 and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;
• Matt 18:18 : 18 `Verily I say to you, Whatever things ye may bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever things ye may loose on the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.
• Matt 19:23 : 23 and Jesus said to his disciples, `Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;
• Matt 19:28 : 28 And Jesus said to them, `Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit -- ye also -- upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;
• Matt 21:21 : 21 And Jesus answering said to them, `Verily I say to you, If ye may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig-tree shall ye do, but even if to this mount ye may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it shall come to pass;
• Matt 21:31 : 31 which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,
• Matt 23:36 : 36 verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.
• Matt 24:2 : 2 and Jesus said to them, `Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'
• Matt 24:34-35 : 34 Verily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass. 35 The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
• Matt 24:47 : 47 verily I say to you, that over all his substance he will set him.
• Matt 25:12 : 12 and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.
• Matt 25:40 : 40 `And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did `it' to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did `it'.
• Matt 25:45 : 45 `Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did `it' not to one of these, the least, ye did `it' not to me.
• Matt 26:13-14 : 13 Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this `one' did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.' 14 Then one of the twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone unto the chief priests, said,
• Mark 3:28 : 28 `Verily I say to you, that all the sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and evil speakings with which they might speak evil,
• Mark 6:11 : 11 and as many as may not receive you, nor hear you, going out thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them; verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in a day of judgment than for that city.'
• Mark 8:12 : 12 and having sighed deeply in his spirit, he saith, `Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.'
• Mark 9:1 : 1 And he said to them, `Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.'
• Mark 9:41 : 41 for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;
• Mark 10:15 : 15 verily I say to you, whoever may not receive the reign of God, as a child -- he may not enter into it;'
• Mark 10:29 : 29 And Jesus answering said, `Verily I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my sake, and for the good news',
• Mark 11:23 : 23 for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say.
• Mark 12:43 : 43 And having called near his disciples, he saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury;
• Mark 13:30 : 30 Verily I say to you, that this generation may not pass away till all these things may come to pass;
• Mark 14:9 : 9 Verily I say to you, wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what also this woman did shall be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'
• Mark 14:18 : 18 and as they are reclining, and eating, Jesus said, `Verily I say to you -- one of you, who is eating with me -- shall deliver me up.'
• Mark 14:25 : 25 verily I say to you, that no more may I drink of the produce of the vine till that day when I may drink it new in the reign of God.'
• Mark 14:30 : 30 And Jesus said to him, `Verily I say to thee, that to-day, this night, before a cock shall crow twice, thrice thou shalt deny me.'
• Luke 4:24 : 24 and he said, `Verily I say to you -- No prophet is accepted in his own country;
• Luke 11:51 : 51 from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yes, I say to you, It shall be required from this generation.
• Luke 12:37 : 37 `Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;
• Luke 13:35 : 35 `Lo, your house is being left to you desolate, and verily I say to you -- ye may not see me, till it may come, when ye may say, Blessed `is' he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'
• Luke 18:17 : 17 verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.'
• Luke 18:29 : 29 and he said to them, `Verily I say to you, that there is not one who left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the reign of God,
• Luke 21:32-33 : 32 verily I say to you -- This generation may not pass away till all may have come to pass; 33 the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words may not pass away.
• Luke 23:43 : 43 and Jesus said to him, `Verily I say to thee, To-day with me thou shalt be in the paradise.'
• John 1:51 : 51 and he saith to him, `Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.'
• John 3:3 : 3 Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'
• John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;
• John 5:24-25 : 24 `Verily, verily, I say to you -- He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life. 25 `Verily, verily, I say to you -- There cometh an hour, and it now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those having heard shall live;
• John 6:26 : 26 Jesus answered them and said, `Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were satisfied;
• John 6:32 : 32 Jesus, therefore, said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread out of the heaven; but my Father doth give you the true bread out of the heaven;
• John 6:47 : 47 `Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is believing in me, hath life age-during;
• John 6:53 : 53 Jesus, therefore, said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, If ye may not eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and may not drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves;
• John 8:34 : 34 Jesus answered them, `Verily, verily, I say to you -- Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,
• John 8:51 : 51 verily, verily, I say to you, If any one may keep my word, death he may not see -- to the age.'
• John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham's coming -- I am;'
• John 10:1 : 1 `Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is not entering through the door to the fold of the sheep, but is going up from another side, that one is a thief and a robber;
• John 10:7 : 7 Jesus said therefore again to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you -- I am the door of the sheep;
• John 12:24 : 24 verily, verily, I say to you, if the grain of the wheat, having fallen to the earth, may not die, itself remaineth alone; and if it may die, it doth bear much fruit;
• John 13:16 : 16 verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;
• John 13:20-21 : 20 verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.' 21 These things having said, Jesus was troubled in the spirit, and did testify, and said, `Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up;'
• John 13:38 : 38 Jesus answered him, `Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'
• John 14:12 : 12 `Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do -- that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;
• John 16:20 : 20 verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, and the world will rejoice; and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow joy will become.
• John 16:23 : 23 and in that day ye will question me nothing; verily, verily, I say to you, as many things as ye may ask of the Father in my name, He will give you;
• John 21:18 : 18 verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast younger, thou wast girding thyself and wast walking whither thou didst will, but when thou mayest be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another will gird thee, and shall carry `thee' whither thou dost not will;'
• Heb 1:11-12 : 11 these shall perish, and Thou dost remain, and all, as a garment, shall become old, 12 and as a mantle Thou shall roll them together, and they shall be changed, and Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.'