Matthew 5:17
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, [1] [2] or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. [3]
- ↑ On the cross, Jesus fulfilled the righteous requirements of the law on our behalf. He was never “anti” law. He mastered the law and then fulfilled it on our behalf. For us who are in Christ have now fulfilled the love with and through Christ.
- ↑ The Law spoken of here, refers to the Law of Moses, the commandments, ordinances, punishments, and ceremonial observances given to the nation of Israel through Moses (Joshua 8:31). This law is sometimes referred to as the law of commandments (Ephesians 2:15) or the law of the Jews (Acts 25:8).
- ↑ King James Version (KJV)