Romans 13:10
New International Version
Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

New Living Translation
Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.

English Standard Version
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Berean Standard Bible
Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Berean Literal Bible
Love does not do evil to its neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.

King James Bible
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

New King James Version
Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

New American Standard Bible
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.

NASB 1995
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

NASB 1977
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

Legacy Standard Bible
Love does not work evil against a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.

Amplified Bible
Love does no wrong to a neighbor [it never hurts anyone]. Therefore [unselfish] love is the fulfillment of the Law.

Christian Standard Bible
Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law.

American Standard Version
Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.

Contemporary English Version
No one who loves others will harm them. So love is all that the Law demands.

English Revised Version
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Love never does anything that is harmful to a neighbor. Therefore, love fulfills Moses' Teachings.

Good News Translation
If you love others, you will never do them wrong; to love, then, is to obey the whole Law.

International Standard Version
Love never does anything that is harmful to its neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law.

Majority Standard Bible
Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

NET Bible
Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

New Heart English Bible
Love does not harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

Webster's Bible Translation
Love worketh no ill to one's neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Weymouth New Testament
Love avoids doing any wrong to one's fellow man, and is therefore complete obedience to Law.

World English Bible
Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
the love to the neighbor works no ill; the love, therefore, [is] the fullness of law.

Berean Literal Bible
Love does not do evil to its neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law.

Young's Literal Translation
the love to the neighbour doth work no ill; the love, therefore, is the fulness of law.

Smith's Literal Translation
Love works no evil to the neighbor: love therefore the completion of the law.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The love of our neighbour worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of the law.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The love of neighbor does no harm. Therefore, love is the plenitude of the law.

New American Bible
Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.

New Revised Standard Version
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Love does not work evil to his neighbor because love is the fulfillment of the law.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Love does not commit evil against its neighbor, because love is the fulfillment of The Written Law.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Love works no evil to our neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.

Godbey New Testament
Divine love works no evil to its neighbor: for divine love is the fulfilling of the law.

Haweis New Testament
Love doeth no ill to a neighbour; the fulfilment therefore of the law is love.

Mace New Testament
thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self." the benevolent never does wrong to his neighbour: therefore benevolence is the fulfilling of the law.

Weymouth New Testament
Love avoids doing any wrong to one's fellow man, and is therefore complete obedience to Law.

Worrell New Testament
Love works no ill to one's neighbor: therefore, love is a fulfillment of the law.

Worsley New Testament
Love worketh no evil to our neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Love Fulfills the Law
9The 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.” 10 Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. 11And 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.…

Cross References
Matthew 22:37-40
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.’ ...

Galatians 5:14
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

James 2:8
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

1 John 4:7-8
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.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
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. ...

John 13:34-35
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.”

1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

1 John 4:20-21
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.

Matthew 7:12
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.

1 John 5:2-3
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,

Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Deuteronomy 6:5
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

Micah 6:8
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?

Zechariah 7:9-10
“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.’


Treasury of Scripture

Love works no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

worketh.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, …

love is.

Romans 13:8
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Matthew 22:40
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

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Romans 13
1. Subjection, and many other duties, we owe to the authorities.
8. Love is the fulfillment of the law.
11. The acts of darkness are out of season in the time of the Gospel.














Love
The Greek word used here is "agape," which signifies a selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love. In the New Testament, "agape" is often used to describe the love that God has for humanity and that Christians are called to emulate. This type of love is not based on emotions or feelings but is an act of will, a deliberate choice to seek the well-being of others. In the context of Romans, Paul emphasizes that this love is the highest moral principle, transcending all other commandments.

does no wrong
The phrase "does no wrong" is derived from the Greek "kakos," meaning evil or harm. In a historical context, this reflects the ethical teachings of both Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions, which valued the principle of not causing harm to others. Paul is reiterating a fundamental moral tenet that aligns with the teachings of Jesus, who summarized the law as loving God and loving one's neighbor (Matthew 22:37-40).

to its neighbor
The term "neighbor" in Greek is "plesion," which traditionally referred to fellow Israelites. However, Jesus expanded this definition in the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), illustrating that one's neighbor is anyone in need, regardless of ethnic or social boundaries. Paul, writing to a diverse Roman audience, underscores this inclusive understanding, urging believers to extend love beyond their immediate community.

Therefore
This conjunction serves as a logical connector, indicating that what follows is a conclusion drawn from the preceding statement. Paul uses "therefore" to emphasize that the principle of love naturally leads to the fulfillment of the law. It is a call to action, urging believers to live out their faith through love.

love is the fulfillment
The word "fulfillment" comes from the Greek "pleroma," meaning completeness or fullness. In this context, Paul is asserting that love encapsulates and completes the requirements of the law. This echoes Jesus' teaching that all the law and the prophets hang on the commandments to love God and neighbor (Matthew 22:40). Love is not merely an aspect of the law but its ultimate expression and purpose.

of the law
The "law" here refers to the Mosaic Law, which includes the Ten Commandments and other ethical teachings found in the Old Testament. For Paul, a former Pharisee, the law was central to Jewish identity and religious practice. However, he argues that adherence to the law is not about legalistic observance but about embodying its spirit through love. This perspective aligns with the teachings of Jesus, who came not to abolish the law but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17).

(10) Fulfilling of the law.--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.

The principle here stated is beautifully worked out in 1Corinthians 13:4-7.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Love
ἀγάπη (agapē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.

does no wrong
κακὸν (kakon)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2556: Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.

to [its]
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

neighbor.
πλησίον (plēsion)
Adverb
Strong's 4139: Near, nearby, a neighbor. Neuter of a derivative of pelas; close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e. Fellow.

Therefore
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

love [is]
ἀγάπη (agapē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.

[the] fulfillment
πλήρωμα (plērōma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4138: From pleroo; repletion or completion, i.e. what fills, or what is filled.

of [the] Law.
νόμου (nomou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.


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