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Similarly, Jesus said that every minute detail of the Old Testament Law must be fulfilled,{{Bibleref2c|Mt|5:18}} indicating (it is claimed) that every detail must be correct.<ref name="Bible 1984" />
 
{{quote|For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.| {{Bibleref2c|Matthew|5:18|KJV|Mt. 5:18 (KJV)}}}}
 
Although in these verses, Jesus and the apostles are only referring to the [[Old Testament]], the argument is considered by some to extend to the [[New Testament]] writings, because {{Bibleref2|2Peter|3:16|NIV|2 Peter 3:16}} accords the status of scripture to New Testament writings also: "He (Paul) writes the same way in all his letters...which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other scriptures".{{Bibleref2c|2Peter|3:16|NIV|2 Pet. 3:16}} <ref>[http://beta.biblestudytools.com/mybst/default.aspx?type=library&contentid=88104&category=REF Bible, Inspiration of], by Nigel M. de S. Cameron, in "''Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology''", Edited by Walter A. Elwell, Baker, 1996</ref>
 
=== Inductive justifications ===