Matthew 5:17

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Summary

Matthew 5:17

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

To destroy the law

General references

Matthew 11:13

Bible References

To destroy the law

But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out.

Now in the law Moses gave directions that such women were to be stoned; what do you say about it?

And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

Saying, This man is teaching the people to give worship to God in a way which is against the law.

Crying out, Men of Israel, come to our help: this is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place: and in addition, he has taken Greeks into the Temple, and made this holy place unclean.

Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who has faith.

Now this I say: The law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, does not put an end to the agreement made before by God, so as to make the undertaking without effect.

General references

For all the prophets and the law were in force till John.