For this, “(A)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, “(B)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love [a]does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore (C)love is the fulfillment of the law.

11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is (D)already the hour for you to (E)awaken from sleep; for now [b]salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.

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  1. Romans 13:10 Lit works no evil
  2. Romans 13:11 Or our salvation is nearer than when

The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”[a](A) and whatever other command there may be, are summed up(B) in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](C) 10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.(D)

The Day Is Near

11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come(E) for you to wake up from your slumber,(F) because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

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  1. Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deut. 5:17-19,21
  2. Romans 13:9 Lev. 19:18