Luke 16:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ “The law of Moses and the writings of the prophets [^Cthe Old Testament] ·were preached [or were in force; ^Lwere] until John [^Cthe Baptist] came [3:1–20; ^CJohn is the transitional figure between the age of promise and the age of salvation]. Since then the ·Good News [Gospel] about the kingdom of God is being ·told [preached; proclaimed], and everyone ·tries to enter it by force [or is eager to get into it; or is strongly urged to enter it]. ¹⁷ It would be easier for heaven and earth to ·pass away [disappear] than for ·the smallest part [^Lone stroke] of a letter in the law to ·be changed [drop out; Matt. 5:18; 11:12–13].

Divorce and Remarriage^(A)

¹⁸ “If a man divorces his wife and marries another woman, he ·is guilty of [commits] adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman ·is also guilty of [commits] adultery.”