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-# it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the law to become invalid
+# one stroke of a letter of the law
 
-This contrast could be stated in the reverse order. Alternate translation: "even the smallest stroke of the letter of the law will last longer than heaven and earth will exist"
+A "stroke of a letter" is the smallest part of a letter. Here it represents something in the law that may seem to be insignificant. Alternate translation: "even the smallest detail of the law" 
 
-# than for one stroke of a letter
-
-A "stroke" is the smallest part of a letter. It refers to something in the law that may seem to be insignificant. Alternate translation: "than for even the smallest detail of the law" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
-
-# become invalid
-
-"disappear" or "cease to exist"
+# to become invalid
 
+"to disappear" or "to cease to exist"
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