But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G1161} it is{G2076}{(G5748)} easier{G2123} for heaven{G3772} and{G2532} earth{G1093} to pass{G3928}{(G5629)}, than{G2228} one{G3391} tittle{G2762} of the law{G3551} to fail{G4098}{(G5629)}.
KJV with Strongs
(17) But it's easier for the sky-above and the land to pass away than one serif stroke of the Torah to fall down.
The F.O.G
Yet understand this: it would be easier for the entire universe to disappear than for even the smallest detail of God's Law to lose its significance.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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