Luke 21 · Verse 33

Luke 21:33

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Luke 21:33, King James Version

Luke 21:33 in other translations

BSBHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
WEBHeaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.
ASVHeaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
YLTthe heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words may not pass away.
DARBYThe heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
BBEHeaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
WebsterHeaven and earth shall pass away: but my word shall not pass away.

What does Luke 21:33 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 33.

(c) "Heaven and earth" Is 40:8, 51:6

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 21:29-38

Christ tells his disciples to observe the signs of the times, which they might judge by. He charges them to look upon the ruin of the Jewish nation as near. Yet this race and family of Abraham shall not be rooted out; it shall survive as a nation, and be found as prophesied, when the Son of man shall be revealed. He cautions them against being secure and sensual. This command is given to all Christ's disciples, Take…

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Luke 21:33 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁhoTheG3588
οὐρανὸςouranosheavenG3772
καὶkaiandG2532
ἡhētheG3588
γῆgēearthG1093
παρελεύσονται,pareleusontaiwill pass away,G3928
οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdebutG1161
λόγοιlogoithe wordsG3056
μουmouof MineG3165
οὐoucertainlyG3756
μὴmēnotG3361
παρελεύσονται.pareleusontaiwill pass away.G3928

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 21:33

  • Isaiah 40:8

    The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

  • Mark 13:31

    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • Isaiah 51:6

    Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

  • Psalms 102:26

    They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

  • Matthew 5:18

    For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

  • 1 Peter 1:25

    But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

  • 2 Peter 3:7-14

    But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. …

  • Revelation 20:11

    And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 102:26; Isa 40:8; 51:6; Mt 5:18; 24:35; Mr 13:31; 1Pe 1:25
2Pe 3:7-14; Re 20:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 21:32

    Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

  • Luke 21:33

    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

  • Luke 21:34

    And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

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Luke 21:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El cielo y la tierra pasarán; mas mis palabras no pasarán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le ciel et la terre passeront, mais mes paroles ne passeront point.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der Himmel und die Erde werden vergehen, meine Worte aber werden nicht vergehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cælum et terra transibunt: verba autem mea non transibunt.