"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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Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.
Think not that I am come to make void the law or the prophets; I am not come to make void, but to fulfil.
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
"Don't think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn't come to destroy, but to fulfill.
`Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets -- I did not come to throw down, but to fulfill;