Verse Comparison: Matthew 5:17

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American Standard Version
Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.

Amplified® Bible
Do not think that I have come to do away with {or} undo the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to do away with {or} undo but to complete {and} fulfill them.

Contemporary English Version
Don't suppose that I came to do away with the Law and the Prophets. I did not come to do away with them, but to give them their full meaning.

Darby English Version
Think not that I am come to make void the law or the prophets; I am not come to make void, but to fulfil.

Good News Bible
"Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true.

International Standard Version
"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I didn't come to destroy them, but to fulfill them.

King James Version
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

New American Standard Bible
"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

New International Version
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

New King James Version
"Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

Revised Standard Version
"Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them.

Young's Literal Translation
`Do not suppose that I came to throw down the law or the prophets -- I did not come to throw down, but to fulfill;


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