Matthew 5:18

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I

, or one tittle, shall by no means pass away until all be fulfilled."[37]

Clement of Alexandria Exhortation to the Heathen

I could adduce ten thousand Scriptures of which not "one tittle shall pass away,"[101]

Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VI

There are, then, according to Pythagoras, two worlds: one intelligible, which has the monad for an originating principle; and the other sensible. But of this (latter) is the quaternion having the iota the one tittle,[46]

Dubious Hippolytus Fragments

Hence, too, they indicated the day of the consummation to us, and signified beforehand the day of the apostate that is to appear and deceive men at the last times, and the beginning and end of his kingdom, and the advent of the Judge, and the life of the righteous, and the punishment of the sinners, in order that we all, bearing these things in mind day by day and hour by hour, as children of the Church, might know that "not one jot nor one tittle of these things shall fail,"[9]

Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VI

For He nowhere has dissolved the law, as Simon pretends, bat fulfilled it; for He says: "One iota, or one tittle, shall not pass from the law until all be fulfilled." For says He, "I come not to dissolve the law, but to fulfil it."[108]

Clementine Epistle of Peter to James

alive, to transform my words by certain various interpretations, in order to the dissolution of the law; as though I also myself were of such a mind, but did not freely proclaim it, which God forbid! For such a thing were to act in opposition to the law of God which was spoken by Moses, and was borne witness to by our Lord in respect of its eternal continuance; for thus he spoke: "The heavens and the earth shall pass away, but one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law."[3]

Clementine Homily III

And His saying, `The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but one jot or one tittle shall not pass froth the law, '[43]

Acts of Andrew and Matthias

Then Jesus said to Andrew: O our Andrew, the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.[35]