Matthew 5:18 (GNV)

Passage

For truely I say vnto you, Till heauen, and earth perish, one iote or one title of the Law shall not scape, till all things be fulfilled.

Nearby Context

Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your Father which is in heauen.

Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the Lawe, or the Prophets. I am not come to destroy them, but to fulfill them.

Matthew 5:18 For truely I say vnto you, Till heauen, and earth perish, one iote or one title of the Law shall not scape, till all things be fulfilled.

Matthew 5:19 Whosoeuer therefore shall breake one of these least commandements, and teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdome of heauen: but whosoeuer shall obserue and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdome of heauen.

Matthew 5:20 For I say vnto you, except your righteousnes exceede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharises, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "truely", "vnto", "till", "heauen", "earth", "perish", and "iote". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "truely", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "Think not that I am come to..." into verse 19's "Whosoeuer therefore shall breake one of these...", so "all things" and "truely" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "truely" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.