Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

^17 (A)“Do not think that I have come to abolish ^(B)the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but ^(C)to fulfill them.

⁴ For ^(A)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.^[a]

¹⁷ But ^(A)it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.

⁴ But ^(A)when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, ^(B)born ^(C)of woman, born ^(D)under the law, ^5 (E)to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive ^(F)adoption as sons.

⁴ in order that ^(A)the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, ^(B)who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

³¹ Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

¹⁷ This is what I mean: the law, which came ^(A)430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as ^(B)to make the promise void. ¹⁸ For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but ^(C)God gave it to Abraham by a promise.

¹⁹ Why then the law? ^(D)It was added because of transgressions, ^(E)until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was ^(F)put in place through angels ^(G)by an intermediary. ²⁰ Now ^(H)an intermediary implies more than one, but ^(I)God is one.

²¹ Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For ^(J)if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. ²² But the Scripture ^(K)imprisoned everything under sin, so that ^(L)the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given ^(M)to those who believe.

²³ Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, ^(N)imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. ²⁴ So then, ^(O)the law was our ^(P)guardian until Christ came, ^(Q)in order that we might be justified by faith.

³ But ^(A)in these sacrifices ^(B)there is a reminder of sins every year. ⁴ For ^(C)it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

⁵ Consequently, ^(D)when Christ^[a] came into the world, he said,

⁸ When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in ^(F)sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), ⁹ then he added, ^(G)“Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. ¹⁰ And by that will ^(H)we have been sanctified through the offering of ^(I)the body of Jesus Christ ^(J)once for all.

¹¹ And every priest stands ^(K)daily at his service, ^(L)offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, ^(M)which can never take away sins. ¹² But when Christ^[b] had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he ^(N)sat down at the right hand of God,