Romans 13:10
8 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
11 And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
12 The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- KJV
- Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
- WEB
- Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
- ASV
- Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.
- DARBY
- Love works no ill to its neighbour; love therefore [is the] whole law.
- BLB
- Love works no evil to the neighbor; therefore love [is] the fulfillment of the law.
- ÅB
- Kjærligheten gjør ikke din neste noe ondt. Derfor er kjærligheten lovens oppfyllelse.
- OTB
- Kjærlighet gjør ingen skade mot en neste; derfor er kjærlighet oppfyllelsen av loven.
- B1930
- Kjærligheten gjør ikke næsten noget ondt; derfor er kjærligheten lovens opfyllelse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 13:8
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Read in contextMatthew 22:39–40
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Read in context1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Read in context