fulfill, fulfilled, carried out

Fulfilled - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

FULFILL'ED, pp. Accomplished; performed; completed; executed.

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, Christ, minister, call)

Bible References

• 1 Kings 2:27
• Acts 3:17-18
• Leviticus 22:17-19
• Luke 4:21
• Matthew 1:22-23
• Matthew 5:17
• Psalms 116:12-15

Examples from the Bible stories

• __24:4 John fulfilled__ what the prophets said, “See I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way.”
• __40:3 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.”
• __42:7 Jesus said, “I told you that everything written about me in God’s word must be fulfilled__.”
• __43:5 “This fulfills__ the prophecy made by the prophet Joel in which God said, ‘In the last days, I will pour out my Spirit.’”
• __43:7 “This fulfills__ the prophecy which says, ‘You will not let your Holy One rot in the grave.’”
• __44:5 “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, G10960, G41380