Romans 13:10

Love doesn't do wrong to anyone, so love fulfils 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

9“You must not commit adultery, you must not kill, you must not steal, you must not jealously want things for yourself” —these and the other commandments are summed up in the statement, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

11You should do this because you realize how urgent the time is—that it's high time for you to wake up from your sleep. For salvation is closer to us now than when we first put our trust in God.

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Cross References

Matthew 22:39The second is just like it, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous. Love is not boastful. Love is not proud.

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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