Pay your obligations(A) to everyone: taxes to those you owe taxes,(B) tolls to those you owe tolls, respect to those you owe respect,(C) and honor to those you owe honor.

Love, Our Primary Duty

Do not owe anyone anything,[a] except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.(D) The commandments:

Do not commit adultery;
do not murder;
do not steal;[b]
do not covet;(E)[c]

and whatever other commandment—all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself.(F)[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:8 Or Leave no debt outstanding to anyone
  2. Romans 13:9 Other mss add you shall not bear false witness
  3. Romans 13:9 Ex 20:13-17; Dt 5:17-21
  4. Romans 13:9 Lv 19:18

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