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Matthew 5:17

Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to do away with them, but to complete them.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16Let your light so shine before the eyes of your fellow men, that, seeing your good actions, they may praise your Father who is in Heaven.

18For I tell you, until the heavens and the earth disappear, not even the smallest letter, nor one stroke of a letter, shall disappear from the Law until all is done.

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Cross References

Matthew 3:15“Let it be so for the present,” Jesus answered, “since it is fitting for us thus to satisfy every claim of religion.” Upon this, John consented.

Luke 16:17It would be easier for the heavens and the earth to disappear than for one stroke of a letter in the Law to be lost.

Acts 6:13There they produced witnesses who gave false evidence. “This man,” they said, “is incessantly saying things against this Holy Place and the Law;

Acts 21:28“Men of Israel! help! This is the man who teaches every one everywhere against our People, our Law, and this Place; and, what is more, he has actually brought Greeks into the Temple and defiled this sacred place.”

Romans 8:4so that the requirements of the Law might be satisfied in us who live now in obedience, not to our earthly nature, but to the Spirit.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:14-17

The Sermon on the Mount. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify… Read the whole commentary →

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