“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
For Christ is the end of the law for the justification of everyone who has faith.
It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest part of a letter of the law to become invalid. Sayings About Divorce.
so that the righteous decree of the law might be fulfilled in us, who live not according to the flesh but according to the spirit.
Are we then annulling the law by this faith? Of course not! On the contrary, we are supporting the law.
It was the Lord’s will for the sake of his justice to make his teaching great and glorious.
“Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets. The Narrow Gate.
Jesus said to him in reply, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.
saying, “This man is inducing people to worship God contrary to the law.”
They presented false witnesses who testified, “This man never stops saying things against [this] holy place and the law.
Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?”
shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help us. This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place, and what is more, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this sacred place.”