Lux Domini
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

What does Matthew 5:17 mean?

Let none suppose that Christ allows his people to trifle with any commands of God's holy law. No sinner partakes of Christ's justifying righteousness, till he repents of his evil deeds.

Key themes

FulfillmentKingdom of heavenDiscipleshipTeaching

Read with

Keep this verse inside Matthew 5:17-20 and alongside a few nearby related passages.