Romans 13:7-9
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
7 Give-back to all authorities the things owed— the tribute to the one owed the tribute, the tax[a] to the one owed the tax, the fear[b] to the one owed the fear, the honor to the one owed the honor.
Pay Your Ongoing Debt of Love
8 Be owing[c] nothing to anyone except to be loving one another. For the one loving the other has fulfilled the Law. 9 For the saying “You shall not commit-adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet” [Ex 20:13-17], and if there is any other commandment, is summed-up in this saying— in the “You shall love your neighbor as yourself ” [Lev 19:18].
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- Romans 13:7 That is, the local taxes.
- Romans 13:7 Or, respect.
- Romans 13:8 The owing and the loving refer to the same person or people. Paul is referring here to our personal relations with individuals.
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