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Romans 13:8

You should owe nothing to anyone, except so as to love one another. For whoever loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

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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

7Therefore, render to all whatever is owed. Taxes, to whom taxes is due; revenue, to whom revenue is due; fear, to whom fear is due; honor, to whom honor is due.

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.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 24:14You shall not refuse the pay of the indigent and the poor, whether he is your brother, or he is a new arrival who dwells with you in the land and is within your gates.

Matthew 7:12Therefore, all things whatsoever that you wish that men would do to you, do so also to them. For this is the law and the prophets.

John 13:34I give you a new commandment: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also must you love one another.

Romans 13:10The love of neighbor does no harm. Therefore, love is the plenitude of the law.

Colossians 3:14And above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.

James 2:8So if you perfect the regal law, according to the Scriptures, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” then you 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 →

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