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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: Dear Yitzhak, Yes, the Law remains to condemn the world of sin, but praise the Lord that we are no longer under the Law! (Romans 8:2) "Do not think that I came to destroy: Jesus rejected the Pharisees’ charge that He was nullifying the law. The law was both temporary (see Gal. 3:19; Eph. 2:15; Heb. 7:12) and eternal (see 5:18; Rom. 3:31; 8:4). The word fulfill means “to fill out, expand, or complete.” It does not mean to bring to an end. Jesus fulfills the law in several ways: (1) He obeyed it perfectly and taught its correct meaning (vv. 19, 20); (2) He will one day fulfill all of the Old Testament types and prophecies; and (3) He provides a way of salvation that meets all the requirements of the law (Rom. 3:21, 31). one jot or one tittle will by no means pass: This statement of Jesus provides us with one of the strongest affirmations in the Bible of the inerrancy of Scripture. It is absolutely trustworthy. 'tittle' (Gk. 'keraia') (5:18; Luke 16:17) G2762: In Hebrew, sometimes the smallest stroke or mark distinguished a letter from a similar one. Matthew uses the Greek word that literally means “horn,” or one hook of a letter, to refer to this stroke. The rabbis had defended the importance of retaining even the slightest stroke and the smallest letter— 'yodh' in Hebrew and 'iota' in Greek—in the Law of Moses. Jesus made it clear that He heartily concurred with the rabbis’ respect for the Law. Not even the smallest dot over an “i” would disappear until the Law was fulfilled." (The Nelson NKJV Study Bible) --Nolan |