Love Fulfills the Law

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.(A) The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[a](B) and whatever other command there may be, are summed up(C) in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](D) 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
  2. Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18

Love, Our Primary Duty

Do not owe anyone anything,[a] except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.(A) The commandments:

Do not commit adultery;
do not murder;
do not steal;[b]
do not covet;(B)[c]

and whatever other commandment—all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself.(C)[d]

10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:8 Or Leave no debt outstanding to anyone
  2. Romans 13:9 Other mss add you shall not bear false witness
  3. Romans 13:9 Ex 20:13-17; Dt 5:17-21
  4. Romans 13:9 Lv 19:18

Love Fulfills God’s Requirements

Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law. For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.”[a] These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b] 10 Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.

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Duties toward One Another

Be under obligation to no one—the only obligation you have is to love one another. Whoever does this has obeyed the Law. (A)The commandments, “Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not desire what belongs to someone else”—all these, and any others besides, are summed up in the one command, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” 10 If you love others, you will never do them wrong; to love, then, is to obey the whole Law.

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Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

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