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OET (OET-LV) But it_is easier the for_heaven and the earth to_pass_away, than one serif of_the law to_fall.
OET (OET-RV) but it’s easier for the sky and the earth to disappear than it is for one small part of the law to fall.
εὐκοπώτερον δέ ἐστιν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν παρελθεῖν, ἢ τοῦ νόμου μίαν κερέαν πεσεῖν
easier but ˱it˲_is ¬the ˱for˲_heaven and ¬the earth /to/_pass_away than ˱of˲_the law one (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εὐκοπώτερον δέ ἐστιν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν παρελθεῖν ἢ τοῦ νόμου μίαν κεραίαν πεσεῖν)
If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this contrast in the reverse order. Alternate translation: “Even the smallest detail of the law will remain valid for longer than the whole creation exists”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν
¬the ˱for˲_heaven and ¬the earth
Jesus is describing all of creation by referring to its two components. Alternate translation: “all of creation”
παρελθεῖν
/to/_pass_away
Alternate translation: “to go out of existence”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
ἢ τοῦ νόμου μίαν κερέαν
than ˱of˲_the law one (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εὐκοπώτερον δέ ἐστιν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν παρελθεῖν ἢ τοῦ νόμου μίαν κεραίαν πεσεῖν)
A stroke is the smallest part of a letter. Jesus is referring to the teachings of the law by association with the way they have been recorded in written letters. Alternate translation: “than for any of the law”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
πεσεῖν
/to/_fall
Jesus uses the term fall to mean to be of no further use, such as a building would be if it collapsed. Alternate translation: “to become invalid”
16:17 that doesn’t mean that the law has lost its force: Although the new covenant fulfilled the Old Testament law and prophets, the law has not passed away (however, cp. Acts 15:23-29).
• Heaven and earth will be destroyed and replaced by a new heaven and earth at the end of the age (Rev 21:1), but God’s word endures forever (Ps 119:89, 160; Isa 40:8; 55:10-11).
OET (OET-LV) But it_is easier the for_heaven and the earth to_pass_away, than one serif of_the law to_fall.
OET (OET-RV) but it’s easier for the sky and the earth to disappear than it is for one small part of the law to fall.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.