“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.

So Jesus replied to him, “Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him.

I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God – given to me for you – in order to complete the word of God,

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.