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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:17 I.e. the Pentateuch.

The Fulfillment of the Law

17 “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.(A)

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

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