Romans 13:10

Love does no harm to its neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9For the commandments, “Yoʋ shall not commit adultery, yoʋ shall not murder, yoʋ shall not steal, yoʋ shall not give false testimony, yoʋ shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself.”

11And do this, knowing that the hour has now come for us to be awakened from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

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Cross References

Matthew 22:39And a second like it is this: ‘Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself.’

1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient and kind. Love does not envy or boast. It 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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