Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

17 “Do not think that I have come to ^uabolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to ^vfulfill them.

4 For ^zChrist is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.¹

17 These are a ^tshadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

9 (which is symbolic for the present age).¹ According to this arrangement, ^lgifts and sacrifices are offered ^mthat cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper, 10 but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.