New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 5:17
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Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
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¶ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.
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Do not suppose that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Matthew 5
15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
18 For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
19 So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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