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Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/romans/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Love does not do evil to <i>its</i> neighbor; therefore love <i>is</i> <i>the</i> fulfillment of <i>the</i> Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love <i>is</i> the fulfilling of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love <i>is</i> the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of <i>the</i> Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Love does no wrong to a neighbor; love therefore is the fulfillment of <i>the</i> law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Love does not work evil against a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of <i>the</i> Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to a neighbor [it never hurts anyone]. Therefore [unselfish] love is the fulfillment of the Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No one who loves others will harm them. So love is all that the Law demands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Love never does anything that is harmful to a neighbor. Therefore, love fulfills Moses' Teachings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you love others, you will never do them wrong; to love, then, is to obey the whole Law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Love never does anything that is harmful to its neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Love does not harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Love worketh no ill to one's neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Love avoids doing any wrong to one's fellow man, and is therefore complete obedience to Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />the love to the neighbor works no ill; the love, therefore, [is] the fullness of law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Love does not do evil to <i>its</i> neighbor; therefore love <i>is</i> <i>the</i> fulfillment of <i>the</i> Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> the love to the neighbour doth work no ill; the love, therefore, is the fulness of law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Love works no evil to the neighbor: love therefore the completion of the law.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The love of our neighbour worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of the law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The love of neighbor does no harm. Therefore, love is the plenitude of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Love does not work evil to his neighbor because love is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Love does not commit evil against its neighbor, because love is the fulfillment of The Written Law.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Love works no evil to our neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Divine love works no evil to its neighbor: for divine love is the fulfilling of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Love doeth no ill to a neighbour; the fulfilment therefore of the law is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self." the benevolent never does wrong to his neighbour: therefore benevolence is the fulfilling of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Love avoids doing any wrong to one's fellow man, and is therefore complete obedience to Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Love works no ill to one's neighbor: therefore, love is a fulfillment of <i>the</i> law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Love worketh no evil to <i>our</i> neighbour: therefore love <i>is</i> the fulfilling of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/13-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=3300" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/romans/13.htm">Love Fulfills the Law</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapē (N-NFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">Love</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2038.htm" title="2038: ergazetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor. "></a> <a href="/greek/2556.htm" title="2556: kakon (Adj-ANS) -- Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.">does no wrong</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to its</a> <a href="/greek/4139.htm" title="4139: plēsion (Adv) -- Near, nearby, a neighbor. Neuter of a derivative of pelas; close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. Fellow.">neighbor.</a> <a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">Therefore</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/26.htm" title="26: agapē (N-NFS) -- From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.">love is</a> <a href="/greek/4138.htm" title="4138: plērōma (N-NNS) -- From pleroo; repletion or completion, i.e. what fills, or what is filled.">the fulfillment</a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomou (N-GMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">of the law.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">11</span>And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-40</a></span><br />Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Galatians 5:14</a></span><br />The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-8.htm">James 2:8</a></span><br />If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">1 John 4:7-8</a></span><br />Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a></span><br />Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34-35</a></span><br />A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. / By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-14.htm">1 John 3:14</a></span><br />We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-20.htm">1 John 4:20-21</a></span><br />If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. / And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-12.htm">Matthew 7:12</a></span><br />In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-2.htm">1 John 5:2-3</a></span><br />By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments. / For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a></span><br />Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a></span><br />And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-12.htm">Proverbs 10:12</a></span><br />Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-10</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Love works no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.</p><p class="hdg">worketh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/13-4.htm">1 Corinthians 13:4-7</a></b></br> Charity suffereth long, <i>and</i> is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, … </p><p class="hdg">love is.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8</a></b></br> Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-40.htm">Matthew 22:40</a></b></br> On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm">Avoids</a> <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/romans/9-31.htm">Fulfilling</a> <a href="/romans/11-12.htm">Fulfillment</a> <a href="/acts/26-6.htm">Fulfilment</a> <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/acts/28-21.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/acts/28-8.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Love</a> <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/romans/6-17.htm">Obedience</a> <a href="/romans/12-17.htm">One's</a> <a href="/romans/13-6.htm">Work</a> <a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Worketh</a> <a href="/romans/13-3.htm">Works</a> <a href="/romans/13-4.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/16-6.htm">Avoids</a> <a href="/romans/15-14.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/romans/15-2.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-3.htm">Fulfilling</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">Fulfillment</a> <a href="/galatians/3-18.htm">Fulfilment</a> <a href="/romans/15-29.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-17.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-30.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/romans/15-28.htm">Love</a> <a href="/romans/14-19.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/romans/15-2.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/romans/15-2.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/romans/15-18.htm">Obedience</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">One's</a> <a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Work</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-6.htm">Worketh</a> <a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Works</a> <a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Subjection, and many other duties, we owe to the authorities.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Love is the fulfillment of the law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/13-11.htm">The acts of darkness are out of season in the time of the Gospel.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Love does no wrong to its neighbor.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the ethical and moral obligations of Christians towards others. In the biblical context, "neighbor" refers to anyone with whom one comes into contact, echoing the parable of the Good Samaritan (<a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a>). The concept of love here is agape, a selfless, sacrificial love that seeks the best for others. This aligns with Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/22-39.htm">Matthew 22:39</a>, where He commands to "love your neighbor as yourself." Historically, this principle was countercultural in the Roman Empire, where social hierarchies and divisions were prevalent. The early Christian community was known for its radical love and care for others, which distinguished them from the surrounding society. This phrase also connects to the Old Testament, where the law given to Moses included commandments about treating others justly and with kindness (<a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a>).<p><b>Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.</b><br>This statement encapsulates the idea that love is the essence and goal of the law. In the Jewish tradition, the law (Torah) was central to religious life, comprising commandments that governed moral, ceremonial, and civil aspects. Jesus summarized the law with the two greatest commandments: love God and love your neighbor (<a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-40</a>). By stating that love fulfills the law, Paul underscores that genuine love naturally leads to the observance of God's commandments. This reflects the prophetic writings, such as <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a>, where God promises to write His law on the hearts of His people, indicating an internal transformation rather than mere external compliance. Theologically, this points to the work of the Holy Spirit in believers, enabling them to live out the law through love. This fulfillment is also typified in Jesus Christ, who perfectly embodied love and fulfilled the law through His life, death, and resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the Book of Romans, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_roman_church.htm">The Roman Church</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, the early Christian community in Rome, which was diverse and included both Jewish and Gentile believers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a></b><br>Refers to the Mosaic Law given to the Israelites, which includes moral, ceremonial, and civil laws.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/neighbors.htm">Neighbors</a></b><br>In the context of this verse, "neighbors" refers to fellow human beings, emphasizing the relational aspect of Christian ethics.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/love.htm">Love (Agape)</a></b><br>The Greek word used here is "agape," which signifies selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_essence_of_love.htm">The Essence of Love</a></b><br>Love is not merely an emotion but an active commitment to seek the good of others.<br><br>True love refrains from causing harm and actively seeks the welfare of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/love_as_fulfillment_of_the_law.htm">Love as Fulfillment of the Law</a></b><br>The moral requirements of the law are encapsulated in the command to love.<br><br>By loving others, believers naturally fulfill the ethical demands of the law.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_expressions_of_love.htm">Practical Expressions of Love</a></b><br>Consider how your actions impact others and strive to act in ways that promote their well-being.<br><br>Engage in acts of kindness and service as tangible expressions of love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/love_in_community.htm">Love in Community</a></b><br>Foster a community where love is the guiding principle in relationships.<br><br>Address conflicts and misunderstandings with a spirit of love and reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_love.htm">Reflecting God’s Love</a></b><br>As recipients of God’s love, believers are called to reflect that love to others.<br><br>Love is a testimony of the believer’s faith and relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'love_fulfills_the_law'_mean.htm">What does "Love is the Fulfillment of the Law" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_stalking.htm">What is the Bible's stance on stalking?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/brethren_church_beliefs.htm">What does 'Love is the Fulfillment of the Law' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_makes_a_good_christian_boyfriend.htm">What qualities define a good Christian boyfriend?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Fulfilling of the law.</span>--The form of the Greek word implies not only that love helps a man to fulfil the law, but that in the fact of the presence of love in his heart the law is actually fulfilled.<p>The principle here stated is beautifully worked out in <a href="/context/1_corinthians/13-4.htm" title="Charity suffers long, and is kind; charity envies not; charity braggs not itself, is not puffed up,">1Corinthians 13:4-7</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/13-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Love</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγάπη</span> <span class="translit">(agapē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> </span><span class="str2">From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does no wrong</span><br /><span class="grk">κακὸν</span> <span class="translit">(kakon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2556.htm">Strong's 2556: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to [its]</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">neighbor.</span><br /><span class="grk">πλησίον</span> <span class="translit">(plēsion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4139.htm">Strong's 4139: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, nearby, a neighbor. Neuter of a derivative of pelas; close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. Fellow.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">love [is]</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγάπη</span> <span class="translit">(agapē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_26.htm">Strong's 26: </a> </span><span class="str2">From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] fulfillment</span><br /><span class="grk">πλήρωμα</span> <span class="translit">(plērōma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4138.htm">Strong's 4138: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pleroo; repletion or completion, i.e. what fills, or what is filled.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of [the] Law.</span><br /><span class="grk">νόμου</span> <span class="translit">(nomou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/romans/13-10.htm">NT Letters: Romans 13:10 Love doesn't harm a neighbor (Rom. 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