Matthew 24 · Verse 35

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Matthew 24:35, King James Version

Matthew 24:35 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 not 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 shall 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 words shall not pass away.

What does Matthew 24:35 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 35. Heaven and earth shall pass away, etc. You may sooner expect to see the heaven and earth pass away, and return to nothing, than my words to fail.

(i) "Heaven and earth" Ps 102, 26, Isa 51:6

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 24:29-41

Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at…

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Matthew 24:35 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
παρελεύσεται,pareleusetaiwill pass away,G3928
οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdebutG1161
λόγοιlogoithe wordsG3056
μουmouof MineG3165
οὐoucertainlyG3756
μὴmēnotG3361
παρέλθωσιν.¶parelthōsinmay pass away.G3928

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

Cross references for Matthew 24:35

  • Isaiah 40:8

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

  • 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.

  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

  • Isaiah 55:11

    So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

  • 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.

  • Proverbs 30:5

    Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 54:10

    For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

  • Psalms 89:34

    My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

  • Titus 1:2

    In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

  • 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:

  • 2 Peter 3:7-12

    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. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Heaven.
5:18; Ps 102:26; Isa 34:4; 51:6; 54:10; Jer 31:35,36; Heb 1:11,12
2Pe 3:7-12; Re 6:14; 20:11
my.
Nu 23:19; Ps 19:7; 89:34; Pr 30:5; Isa 40:8; 55:11; Tit 1:2; 1Pe 1:25
Re 3:14

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Context

  • Matthew 24:34

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

  • Matthew 24:35

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

  • Matthew 24:36

    But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

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Matthew 24:35 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 sollen nicht vergehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cælum et terra transibunt, verba autem mea non præteribunt.