Romans 13:10

the love to the neighbor works no ill; the love, therefore, [is] the fullness of law.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9for, “You will not commit adultery, You will not murder, You will not steal, You will not bear false testimony, You will not covet”; and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: “You will love your neighbor as yourself”;

11And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already [is] to be aroused out of sleep, for now our salvation [is] nearer than when we believed;

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Cross References

Matthew 22:39and the second [is] like to it: You will love your neighbor as yourself;

1 Corinthians 13:4Love is long-suffering, it is kind, love does not envy, love does not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

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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