Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for (A)the one who loves [a]his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. For this, “(B)You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “(C)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love [b]does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore (D)love is the fulfillment of the Law.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:8 Lit the other
  2. Romans 13:10 Lit works no evil

Love One Another

Do not owe anyone anything—except to love one another. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the Law. For the commandments, “You must not commit adultery; you must not murder; you must not steal; you must not covet,”[a] and every other commandment are summed up in this statement: “You must love your neighbor as yourself.”[b] 10 Love never does anything that is harmful to its neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law.

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