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NASB | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. |
Subject: Is the Law abolished? |
Bible Note: I think most of the confusion surrounding this statement start with the mistransaltion of the Greek word plerosai which means "to fill." In Matthew 5:17 most if not all translations render it "to fulfill." The theological implication often drawn is that Jesus fulfilled all of the prophecies of the "Old Testament," so that none remain today for the Jews, and that he obeyed only relevant Torah (Law) command, so that no one needs to observe the Torah (Law) today. But these conclusions do not follow logically, and in fact they contradict Jesus's (Yeshua's) immediately preceding statement that he did not come to abolish (or destroy) the Law (Torah). It is my view (and the view of others) that Jesus came not to fulfill, but to fill the Law (Torah), and the ethical pronouncements of the Prophets full with their complete meaning, so that everyone can know all that obedience, to not only him, but also to the Torah of G*d entails. |