Luke

Luke 16:16–17

¹⁶The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.^c ¹⁷But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

Footnotes

c 16:16 Or everyone is urged to enter into it

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Luke 16:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	Ὁ	Ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Law	νόμος	nomos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Prophets	προφῆται	prophētai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4396 a prophet, poet
until	μέχρι	mechri	Preposition	G3360 as far as, until
John	Ἰωάννου	Iōannou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2491 John
Since	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
that time	τότε	tote	Adverb	G5119 then
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
of the kingdom	βασιλεία	basileia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
is being preached	εὐαγγελίζεται	euangelizetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2097 I bring good news, preach good tidings
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
everyone	πᾶς	pas	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
is forcing his way	βιάζεται	biazetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G971 I use force, violence, suffer violence
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
it	αὐτὴν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Luke 16:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δέ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
it is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
easier for	εὐκοπώτερον	eukopōteron	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G2123 easier
heaven	οὐρανὸν	ouranon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
earth	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
to pass away	παρελθεῖν	parelthein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G3928 I pass by
than for	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
a single	μίαν	mian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1520 one
stroke of a pen	κεραίαν	keraian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2762 an apostrophe
to drop out	πεσεῖν	pesein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4098 I fall, fall under
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Law	νόμου	nomou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law

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Luke 16:16 Matthew 11:9–14 · Matthew 21:32 · Acts 3:24–25 · Matthew 3:2 · John 1:45 · Luke 16:31 · Luke 7:26–29 · Acts 3:18 · Matthew 4:17 · Luke 16:29 · Luke 10:9 · Luke 9:2

Luke 16:17 Matthew 5:18 · Luke 21:33 · 1 Peter 1:25 · Romans 3:31 · Isaiah 40:8 · Isaiah 51:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.