Romans 13:8-10

New International Version

Love Fulfills the Law

⁸Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.^(A) ⁹The 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) ¹⁰Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.^(E)

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Footnotes

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

Romans 13:8-10

International Standard Version

Love One Another

⁸Do not owe anyone anything—except to love one another. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the Law. ⁹For 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] ¹⁰Love never does anything that is harmful to its neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law.

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