Romans 13:8-10
New King James Version
Love Your Neighbor(A)
8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for (B)he who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, (C)“You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” [a]“You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, (D)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore (E)love is the fulfillment of the law.
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- Romans 13:9 NU omits “You shall not bear false witness,”
Romans 13:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for (A)the one who loves [a]his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. 9 For this, “(B)You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “(C)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love [b]does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore (D)love is the fulfillment of the Law.
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- Romans 13:8 Lit the other
- Romans 13:10 Lit works no evil
Romans 13:8-10
Amplified Bible
8 [a]Owe nothing to anyone except to [b]love and seek the best for one another; for he who [unselfishly] loves his neighbor has fulfilled the [essence of the] law [relating to one’s fellowman].(A) 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet,” and any other commandment are summed up in this statement: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”(B) 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor [it never hurts anyone]. Therefore [unselfish] love is the fulfillment of the Law.
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- Romans 13:8 Debt is generally to be avoided, but Paul probably is addressing debt to individuals with whom one has a personal relationship.
- Romans 13:8 The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for other believers.
Romans 13:8-10
King James Version
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 thy neighbour as thyself.
10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
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Galatians 5:14
New King James Version
14 For (A)all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: (B)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
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Galatians 5:14
New American Standard Bible
14 For (A)the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “(B)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
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Galatians 5:14
Amplified Bible
14 For the whole Law [concerning human relationships] is fulfilled in one precept, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself [that is, you shall have an unselfish concern for others and do things for their benefit].”(A)
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Galatians 5:14
King James Version
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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Galatians 5:24
New King James Version
24 And those who are Christ’s (A)have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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Galatians 5:24
New American Standard Bible
24 Now those who [a]belong to (A)Christ Jesus (B)crucified the flesh with its passions and (C)desires.
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- Galatians 5:24 Lit are of Christ Jesus
Galatians 5:24
Amplified Bible
24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the [a]sinful nature together with its passions and appetites.
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- Galatians 5:24 Lit flesh.
Galatians 5:24
King James Version
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
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