Matthew 5:17-18
Amplified Bible
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. 18 For I assure you and most solemnly say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke [of the pen] will pass from the Law until all things [which it foreshadows] are accomplished.
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- Matthew 5:17 I.e. the Pentateuch.
Matthew 5:17-18
Contemporary English Version
The Law of Moses
17 Don't suppose I came to do away with the Law and the Prophets.[a] I did not come to do away with them, but to give them their full meaning. 18 (A) Heaven and earth may disappear. But I promise you not even a period or comma will ever disappear from the Law. Everything written in it must happen.
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- 5.17 the Law and the Prophets: The Jewish Scriptures, that is, the Old Testament.
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