Romans 13:8-10
Contemporary English Version
Love
8 Let love be your only debt! If you love others, you have done all that the Law demands. 9 (A) In the Law there are many commands, such as, “Be faithful in marriage. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not want what belongs to others.” But all of these are summed up in the command that says, “Love others as much as you love yourself.” 10 No one who loves others will harm them. So love is all that the Law demands.
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Matthew 18:18-20
Contemporary English Version
Allowing and Not Allowing
18 (A) I promise you God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but God will not allow anything you don't allow. 19 I promise that when any two of you on earth agree about something you are praying for, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 Whenever two or three of you come together in my name,[a] I am there with you.
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- 18.20 in my name: Or “as my followers.”
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