Matthew 5:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 5:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 5:17 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 5:17 — KJV
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”
— Matthew 5:17 (KJV)
Matthew 5:17 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 5:17
“Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:17: destroy, law, prophets
“And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:17: law, prophets, fulfil
“But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:17: come, law, fulfil
“And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:17: think, come, fulfil
“And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. destroy the earth: or, corrupt the earth”
Shares key themes with Matthew 5:17: come, destroy, prophets
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