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Matthew 5:17-18
Contemporary English Version
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.
Matthew 5:17-18
New International Version
Matthew 5:17-18
New International Version
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) 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.(B)
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