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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
 
-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"
+"even the smallest stroke of the letter of the law will last longer than heaven and earth will exist"
 
-# than for one stroke of a letter
+# one stroke of a letter of the law
 
-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]])
+A "stroke" 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" 
 
 # become invalid