³⁴ Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, a group of Pharisees met to consider new questions that might trip up Jesus. ³⁵ A legal expert thought of one that would certainly stump Him.

⁸ Don’t owe anyone anything, with the exception of love to one another—that is a debt which never ends—because the person who loves others has fulfilled the law. ⁹ The commands given to you in the Scriptures—do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not take what is not yours, do not covet^[a]—and any other command you have heard are summarized in God’s instruction: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”^{[b] 10} Does love hurt anyone? Absolutely not. In fact, love achieves everything the law requires.