Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

^17 (A)“Do not think that I have come to abolish ^(B)the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but ^(C)to fulfill them.

⁴ For ^(A)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.^[a]

^17 (A)These are a shadow of the things to come, but ^(B)the substance belongs to Christ.

⁹ (which is symbolic for the present age).^[a] According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered ^(A)that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper, ¹⁰ but deal only with ^(B)food and drink and ^(C)various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.