Romans 13:8
Owe no man anything except to love each other, for he who loves the other has fulfilled law.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:14Thou shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brothers, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates.
Matthew 7:12All things therefore, as many as ye may want that men should do to you, so also do ye to them, for this is the law and the prophets.
John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that ye should love each other, just as I loved you, so that ye also should love each other.
Romans 13:10Love works no evil to the neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of law.
Colossians 3:14and above all these things, love, which is the bond of perfection.
James 2:8If ye indeed fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well.
Matthew Henry on Romans 13:8-11
Justice and Charity. ( a. d. 58.) 7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9 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… Read the whole commentary →