Romans 13:8
Exhortation to Love Neighbors Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
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- Rom 13:10 : 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- Gal 5:14 : 14 For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely,“You must love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Matt 7:12 : 12 In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
- Matt 22:39-40 : 39 The second is like it:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
- Jas 2:8 : 8 But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
- John 13:34 : 34 “I give you a new commandment– to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
- Rom 13:7 : 7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
- Col 3:14 : 14 And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond.
- Prov 3:27-28 : 27 Wisdom Demonstrated in Relationships with People Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help. 28 Do not say to your neighbor,“Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it,” when you have it with you at the time.
- Deut 24:14-15 : 14 You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages. 15 You must pay his wage that very day before the sun sets, for he is poor and his life depends on it. Otherwise he will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
- 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
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- Rom 13:9-102 verses84%
9For the commandments,“Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,”(and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this,“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
10Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- Gal 5:13-142 verses81%
13Practice Love For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.
14For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely,“You must love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Jas 2:8-114 verses76%
8But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
9But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.
10For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.
11For he who said,“Do not commit adultery,” also said,“Do not murder.” Now if you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a violator of the law.
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7Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
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2Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
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31The second is:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
- Matt 19:18-192 verses71%
18“Which ones?” he asked. Jesus replied,“Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,
19honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
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12My commandment is this– to love one another just as I have loved you.
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18You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
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13For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.
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7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! Certainly, I would not have known sin except through the law. For indeed I would not have known what it means to desire something belonging to someone else if the law had not said,“Do not covet.”
- Matt 22:38-403 verses70%
38This is the first and greatest commandment.
39The second is like it:‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
40All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
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12In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.
- Luke 6:31-322 verses70%
31Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.
32“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
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12So then, brothers and sisters, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh
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14Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.
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17This I command you– to love one another.
- Rom 12:17-193 verses69%
17Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.
18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.
19Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written,“Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
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21And the commandment we have from him is this: that the one who loves God should love his fellow Christian too.
- John 13:34-352 verses69%
34“I give you a new commandment– to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
35Everyone will know by this that you are my disciples– if you have love for one another.”
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2For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
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6In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.
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36“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
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15For the law brings wrath, because where there is no law there is no transgression either.
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11Dear friends, if God so loved us, then we also ought to love one another.
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13bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
- Phlm 1:18-192 verses68%
18Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.
19I, Paul, have written this letter with my own hand: I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe me your very self.
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43Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor’ and‘hate your enemy.’
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3And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
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24Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person.
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8Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.
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13Exhortation for the Strong not to Destroy the Weak Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.
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27The expert answered,“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
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13He told them,“Collect no more than you are required to.”
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33And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
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19You know the commandments:‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
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14For whenever the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things required by the law, these who do not have the law are a law to themselves.