Matthew 5:17 - Compare All Versions

“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.

“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.

“Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.

“Don’t think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

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

“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

“Don’t suppose for a minute that I have come to demolish the Scriptures—either God’s Law or the Prophets. I’m not here to demolish but to complete. I am going to put it all together, pull it all together in a vast panorama. God’s Law is more real and lasting than the stars in the sky and the ground at your feet. Long after stars burn out and earth wears out, God’s Law will be alive and working.

“Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.

“Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.