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Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; |
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The Old Testament |
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The Torah |
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Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy |
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The Prophets |
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Isaiah, Jeremiah |
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Elijah |
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Ezekiel |
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Hosea |
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Amos |
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Malachi |
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Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; |
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I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. |
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I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, |
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A jot |
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The tiny Hebrew letter "Yod" [rhythmes with "road"] |
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not the least stroke of a pen, |
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A tittle |
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A tittle? |
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The minute hook that distinguishes one Hebrew letter from another |
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Not a jot nor a tittle |
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will by any means disappear from the Law |
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until everything is accomplished. |
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until everything is fulfilled. |
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Fulfilled |
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Brought to completion |
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Happened as it was prophesied |
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Accomplished |
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Fulfilled |
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until everything is accomplished. |
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until everything is fulfilled. |
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Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments |
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Disobeys |
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Ignores |
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Sins |
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and blithely goes on his merry way |
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Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments |
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The tiniest |
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The least command |
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and teaches others to do the same |
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will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, |
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but whoever practices and teaches these commands |
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Obeys them |
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Follows Them |
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Instructs others to obey them |
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Teaches others to follow them |
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Will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. |
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For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, |
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Unless you have a heart towards God |
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Rather than a brittle concern for what people think about your righteousness |
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you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. |
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The Kingdom |
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That realm where God rules |
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Where he rules you, |
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Rules your heart |
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Your heart and soul and mind and strength. |
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The Rule of God |
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The Kingdom of God |
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Jesus' Kingdom. |
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