The words of Jesus
What Did Jesus Say About the Law?
Jesus did not come to abolish God's law but to fulfill it and to reveal its heart. Here is what He said about the law.
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”
Jesus, in Matthew 5:17, King James Version
He completes the law rather than cancels it.
“Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”
Jesus, in Matthew 5:18, King James Version
God's word holds down to the smallest stroke.
“On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.”
Jesus, in Matthew 22:40, King James Version
The whole law hangs on love for God and neighbor.
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.”
Jesus, in Matthew 7:12, King James Version
The law's heart is treating others as you would be treated.
“Ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith.”
Jesus, in Matthew 23:23, King James Version
The law is about mercy and justice, not just rule-keeping.
Come to Him
Jesus kept the law perfectly in our place and revealed its true aim: love. He offers to write it on our hearts rather than merely hang it over our heads.
His words were always meant to lead you to Himself. You can begin with Jesus here, ask someone to pray with you, or read His words in the Bible.