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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULTThe heaven and the earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not pass away.
USTEverything that God has created will eventually change or disappear. However, what I have said will never change or disappear.
BSBHeaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
BLBThe heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away.
AICNTHeaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
OEBThe heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
WEBBEHeaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
NETHeaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
LSVThe heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
FBVHeaven and earth may pass away, but my words won't pass away.
TCNTHeaven and earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not pass away.
T4TYou can be certain that these things that I have told you about will happen. You can be more certain of that than you can be certain that the earth and sky [LIT] will continue to exist.”
LEBHeaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. ¶
BBEHeaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
WymthEarth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
ASVHeaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
DRAHeaven and earth shall pass, but my words shall not pass.
YLTThe heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
DrbyThe heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.
RVHeaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
WbstrHeaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
KJB-1769 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
KJB-1611[fn]Heauen and earth shall passe away, but my wordes shall not passe away. (Heauen and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.)
Here Jesus refers two main components of creation, heaven and earth, to refer to all of creation. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [All creation] or [The universe]
Here, the phrase my words represents what Jesus has said using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the things I have spoken]
If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative phrase certainly not and the negative verb pass away. Alternate translation: [will always remain]
The words translated certainly not are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: [by no means]
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
