# fulfill, fulfilled, carried out

## Definition:

The term “fulfill” means to complete or accomplish something that was expected.

* When a prophecy is fulfilled, it means that God causes to happen what was predicted in the prophecy.
* If a person fulfills a promise or a vow, it means that he does what he has promised to do.
* To fulfill a responsibility means to do the task that was assigned or required.

## Translation Suggestions:

* Depending on the context, “fulfill” could be translated as “accomplish” or “complete” or “cause to happen” or “obey” or “perform.”
* The phrase “has been fulfilled” could also be translated as “has come true” or “has happened” or “has taken place.”
* Ways to translate “fulfill,” as in “fulfill your ministry,” could include “complete” or “perform” or “practice” or “serve other people as God has called you to do.”

(See also: [prophet](../kt/prophet.md), [Christ](../kt/christ.md), [minister](../kt/minister.md), [call](../kt/call.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Kings 02:27](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/02/27)
* [Acts 03:17-18](rc://en/tn/help/act/03/17)
* [Leviticus 22:17-19](rc://en/tn/help/lev/22/17)
* [Luke 04:21](rc://en/tn/help/luk/04/21)
* [Matthew 01:22-23](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/22)
* [Matthew 05:17](rc://en/tn/help/mat/05/17)
* [Psalms 116:12-15](rc://en/tn/help/psa/116/012)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[24:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/24/04)__ John __fulfilled__  what the prophets said, “See I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way.”
* __[40:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/40/03)__ The soldiers gambled for Jesus’ clothing. When they did this, they __fulfilled__  a prophecy that said, “They divided my garments among them, and gambled for my clothing.”
* __[42:07](rc://en/tn/help/obs/42/07)__ Jesus said, “I told you that everything written about me in God’s word must be __fulfilled__.”
* __[43:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/43/05)__ “This __fulfills__  the prophecy made by the prophet Joel in which God said, ‘In the last days, I will pour out my Spirit.’”
* __[43:07](rc://en/tn/help/obs/43/07)__ “This __fulfills__  the prophecy which says, ‘You will not let your Holy One rot in the grave.’”
* __[44:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/44/05)__ “Although you did not understand what you were doing, God used your actions to __fulfill__  the prophecies that the Messiah would suffer and die.”


## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H1214, H5487, G1096, G4138
