17 (A)Let none of you think evil in [a]your heart against your neighbor;
And do not love a false oath.
For all these are things that I hate,’
Says the Lord.”

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  1. Zechariah 8:17 Lit. his

17 do not plot evil(A) against each other, and do not love to swear falsely.(B) I hate all this,” declares the Lord.

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Christ Fulfills the Law

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

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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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And when you pray, (A)do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. (B)For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

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And when you pray, do not keep on babbling(A) like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.(B)

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But Jesus, (A)knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?

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Knowing their thoughts,(A) Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?

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