Luke 21:33

21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. ¹ 

Psalms 102:25-27

102:25 In earlier times you established the earth;

the skies are your handiwork.

102:26 They will perish,

but you will endure. ² 

They will wear out like a garment;

like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear. ³ 

102:27 But you remain; ⁴ 

your years do not come to an end.

Isaiah 51:6

51:6 Look up at the sky!

Look at the earth below!

For the sky will dissipate ⁵  like smoke,

and the earth will wear out like clothes;

its residents will die like gnats.

But the deliverance I give ⁶  is permanent;

the vindication I provide ⁷  will not disappear. ⁸ 

Matthew 5:18

5:18 I ⁹  tell you the truth, ¹⁰  until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter ¹¹  will pass from the law until everything takes place.

Matthew 5:2

5:2 Then ¹²  he began to teach ¹³  them by saying:

Matthew 3:10

3:10 Even now the ax is laid at ¹⁴  the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Revelation 20:11

The Great White Throne

20:11 Then ¹⁵  I saw a large ¹⁶  white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven ¹⁷  fled ¹⁸  from his presence, and no place was found for them.

Revelation 21:1

A New Heaven and a New Earth

21:1 Then ¹⁹  I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, ²⁰  and the sea existed no more.

Revelation 21:4

21:4 He ²¹  will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will not exist any more – or mourning, or crying, or pain, for the former things have ceased to exist.” ²² 

[21:33]  ¹ sn The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself. For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; 55:10-11.

[102:26]  ² tn Heb “stand.”

[102:26]  ³ tn The Hebrew verb חָלַף (khalaf) occurs twice in this line, once in the Hiphil (“you will remove them”) and once in the Qal (“they will disappear”). The repetition draws attention to the statement.

[102:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “you [are] he,” or “you [are] the one.” The statement may echo the Lord’s affirmation “I am he” in Isa 41:4; 43:10, 13; 46:10; 48:12. In each of these passages the affirmation emphasizes the fact that the Lord transcends time limitations, the very point being made in Ps 102:27.

[51:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “will be torn in pieces.” The perfect indicates the certitude of the event, from the Lord’s rhetorical perspective.

[51:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “my deliverance.” The same Hebrew word can also be translated “salvation” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); cf. CEV “victory.”

[51:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “my righteousness [or “vindication”].”

[51:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “will not be shattered [or “dismayed”].”

[5:18]  ⁹ tn Grk “For I tell.” Here an explanatory γάρ (gar) has not been translated.

[5:18]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[5:18]  ¹¹ tn Grk “Not one iota or one serif.”

[5:2]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[5:2]  ¹³ tn Grk “And opening his mouth he taught them, saying.” The imperfect verb ἐδίδασκεν (edidasken) has been translated ingressively.

[3:10]  ¹⁴ sn Laid at the root. That is, placed and aimed, ready to begin cutting.

[20:11]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:11]  ¹⁶ tn Traditionally, “great,” but μέγας (megas) here refers to size rather than importance.

[20:11]  ¹⁷ tn Or “and the sky.” The same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky,” and context usually determines which is meant. In this apocalyptic scene, however, it is difficult to be sure what referent to assign the term.

[20:11]  ¹⁸ tn Or “vanished.”

[21:1]  ¹⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[21:1]  ²⁰ tn For the translation of ἀπέρχομαι (apercomai; here ἀπῆλθαν [aphlqan]) L&N 13.93 has “to go out of existence – ‘to cease to exist, to pass away, to cease.’”

[21:4]  ²¹ tn Grk “God, and he.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[21:4]  ²² tn For the translation of ἀπέρχομαι (apercomai; here ἀπῆλθαν [aphlqan]) L&N 13.93 has “to go out of existence – ‘to cease to exist, to pass away, to cease.’”