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# fulfill, fulfilled #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "fulfill" means to complete or accomplish something that was expected.
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* 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.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* Depending on the context, "fulfill" could be translated as "accomplish" or "complete" or "cause to happen" or "obey" or "perform."
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* 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."
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(See also: [prophet](../kt/prophet.md), [Christ](../kt/christ.md), [minister](../kt/minister.md), [call](../kt/call.md))
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## Bible References: ##
* [1 Kings 02:26-27](en/tn/1ki/help/02/26)
* [Acts 03:17-18](en/tn/act/help/03/17)
* [Leviticus 22:17-19](en/tn/lev/help/22/17)
* [Luke 04:20-22](en/tn/luk/help/04/20)
* [Matthew 01:22-23](en/tn/mat/help/01/22)
* [Matthew 05:17-18](en/tn/mat/help/05/17)
* [Psalms 116:12-15](en/tn/psa/help/116/12)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[24:04](en/tn/obs/help/24/04)__ John __fulfilled__ what the prophets said, "See I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way."
* __[40:03](en/tn/obs/help/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](en/tn/obs/help/42/07)__ Jesus said, "I told you that everything written about me in God's word must be __fulfilled__."
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* __[43:05](en/tn/obs/help/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](en/tn/obs/help/43/07)__ "This __fulfills__ the prophecy which says, 'You will not let your Holy One rot in the grave.'"
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* __[44:05](en/tn/obs/help/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