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.
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* 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."
* __[24-04](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/24-04)__ John __fulfilled__ what the prophets said, "See I send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way."
* __[40-03](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/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](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/42-07)__ Jesus said, "I told you that everything written about me in God's word must be __fulfilled__."
* __[43-05](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/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](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/43-07)__"This __fulfills__ the prophecy which says, 'You will not let your Holy One rot in the grave.'"
* __[44-05](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/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."
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