Romans 13:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, [namely] “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”(A) 10 Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.(B)
Awareness of the End of Time.[a] 11 And do this because you know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed;(C)
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- 13:11–14 These verses provide the motivation for the love that is encouraged in Rom 13:8–10.
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