Rom 13:8-10 | NETfull | STEP | Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Romans 13:8-10

Exhortation to Love Neighbors

8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, ^{▼▼ Grk “For the…” (with the word “commandments” supplied for clarity). The Greek article (“the”) is used here as a substantiver to introduce the commands that are quoted from the second half of the Decalogue (ExSyn 238).} “Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,” ^{▼▼ A quotation from Exod 20:13–15, 17; Deut 5:17–19, 21.} (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, “ Love your neighbor as yourself .” ^{▼▼ A quotation from Lev 19:18.} 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.