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Luke 16:17-19
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Luke 16:17-19
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
17 But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one stroke[a] of the Law should fail. 18 Everyone sending-away[b] his wife and marrying another is committing-adultery. And the one marrying one having been sent-away from her husband is committing-adultery.
The Rich Man And Lazarus: What God Values Is What Matters
19 “Now there was a certain rich man. And he was dressing himself in purple and fine-linen, radiantly enjoying-himself daily.
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- Luke 16:17 See Mt 5:18.
- Luke 16:18 That is, divorcing. This is an example of the difference in values mentioned in v 15, and a law that will not fail in v 17.
Luke 16:17-19
New International Version
Luke 16:17-19
New International Version
17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.(A)
18 “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(B)
The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.(C)
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