Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but Jesus' words will never pass away. His words carry the permanence and authority of God himself.

Cross-references · 19

• Isa 40:8The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”
• 1 Pet 1:25but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
• Num 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
• Isa 55:11so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.
• Matt 5:18For 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.
• Prov 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
• Isa 51:6Lift 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.
• Isa 54:10Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
• Ps 89:34I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
• Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
• Ps 102:26They 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.
• 2 Pet 3:7–12And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
• Heb 1:11–12They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
• Ps 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
• Jer 31:35–36Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:
• Rev 3:14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
• Rev 6:14The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
• Rev 20:11Then 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.
• Isa 34:4All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.

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