56 Or “one small part of a letter” (L&N 33.37).
57 Grk “to fall”; that is, “to drop out of the text.” Jesus’ point may be that the law is going to reach its goal without fail, in that the era of the promised kingdom comes.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the law to drop out.

NLTNew Living Translation

But that doesn’t mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God’s law to be overturned.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the law to become invalid.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

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