In Matt 5:17–48, we find the most extensive treatment on the relationship between Jesus and the †Torah in all four Gospels. Jesus lays the foundational principles for his relationship with the Old Covenant law (5:17–20), then offers a series of examples that vividly illustrate the lofty conduct to which his disciples are called (5:21–48). 5:17 Jesus speaks of the law and the prophets, a reference to the entirety of the Hebrew Scriptures (see 7:12; 22:40). In saying that he has come not to abolish