Matthew 5:18

One jot or one tittle... till all be fulfilled.

The Savior asserts in the most solemn manner that not the smallest portion of the law shall pass away until all be fulfilled. This implies that, when it is fulfilled, it shall pass. The types and shadows all found their fulfilment in the Lord when he died, rose from the dead, and established his church. Then "the handwriting of ordinances was nailed to the cross." "Till," says Dr. Schaff, "implies that after the great events of Christ's life, and the establishment of his kingdom, the old dispensation, as. dispensation of the letter and yoke of bondage, as. system of types and shadows, will pass away, and has passed away (Ephesians 2:15; Colossians 2:14; Hebrews 8:13); while the spirit and substance of the law, i. e., love to God and man, will last forever."

Jot or tittle.

Jot means the smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet, while tittle refers to. simple turn by which one letter is distinguished from another. The expression, "jot or tittle," was proverbial for the smallest part.