Matthew 5:17 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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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✦ MADE SIMPLE

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.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus didn't come to cancel the old teachings, but to be their final piece of the puzzle.

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