Matthew 5:17
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”
πληρόω
to make replete, i.e. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (figuratively) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute (an office), finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc.
νόμος
law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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προφήτης
Prophets;
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προφήτης
Prophet, one who speaks forth. Prophetes. No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man. The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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ἔρχομαι
I have come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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καταλύω
to abolish
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καταλύω
To destroy, to dissolve. Jesus said He did not come to abolish the law but to fulfil it. He completed what it pointed to.
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νομίζω
may think
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νομίζω
properly, to do by law (usage), i.e. to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to deem or regard
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