Romans 13:10

The love of neighbor does no harm. Therefore, love is the plenitude of the law.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

9For example: You shall not commit adultery. You shall not kill. You shall not steal. You shall not speak false testimony. You shall not covet. And if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

11And we know the present time, that now is the hour for us to rise up from sleep. For already our salvation is closer than when we first believed.

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Cross References

Matthew 22:39But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

1 Corinthians 13:4Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated.

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 →

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