Love Your Neighbor(A)

Owe no one anything except to love one another, for (B)he who loves another has fulfilled the law.

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Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for (A)the one who loves [a]his neighbor has fulfilled the Law.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:8 Lit the other

[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)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:8 Debt is generally to be avoided, but Paul probably is addressing debt to individuals with whom one has a personal relationship.
  2. 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.

Love Fulfills the Law

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.(A)

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Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

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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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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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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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14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18

14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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