Matthew 5:18
Context5:18 I 1 tell you the truth, 2 until heaven and earth pass away not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter 3 will pass from the law until everything takes place.
Matthew 5:43
ContextLove for Enemies
5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ 4 and ‘hate your enemy.’
1 tn Grk “For I tell.” Here an explanatory γάρ (gar) has not been translated.
2 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
3 tn Grk “Not one iota or one serif.”
sn The smallest letter refers to the smallest Hebrew letter (yod) and the stroke of a letter to a serif (a hook or projection on a Hebrew letter).