Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Don't think I came here to throw out everything the law and prophets taught, that's not what this is about. I'm here to complete what they started, to make it all make sense.
Jesus didn't come to cancel the old teachings, but to be their final piece of the puzzle.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, Jesus was preaching to Jews under Roman rule who held the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets as central to their faith and identity. Some in his audience might have worried that his radical teachings were undermining these ancient scriptures. However, in Matthew 5:17, spoken during the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus clarifies that his mission is to fulfill the law and prophets, not to abolish them, emphasizing continuity with God's previous revelations.
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