Matthew 5:17
King James Version (KJV)
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.
World English Bible (WEB)
"Don't think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn't come to destroy, but to fulfill.
Matthew 5:17 Cross References
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.