Romans

Romans 13:9–10

⁹The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,”^a and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”^b ¹⁰Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Footnotes

a 13:9 Exodus 20:13–17|EXO 20:13-17; Deuteronomy 5:17–21
b 13:9 Leviticus 19:18|LEV 19:18

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Romans 13:9

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Do not commit adultery	μοιχεύσεις	moicheuseis	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3431 I commit adultery
Do not murder	φονεύσεις	phoneuseis	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G5407 I murder
Do not steal	κλέψεις	klepseis	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2813 I steal
Do not covet	ἐπιθυμήσεις	epithymēseis	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1937 I long for, covet, lust after
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
any	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
other	ἑτέρα	hetera	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2087 another, different
commandments	ἐντολή	entolē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
are summed up	ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται	anakephalaioutai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G346 I sum up, summarize, recapitulate, gather up in one
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
this	τούτῳ	toutō	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
decree	λόγῳ	logō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
Love	Ἀγαπήσεις	Agapēseis	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G25 I love
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
neighbor	πλησίον	plēsion	Adverb	G4139 near, nearby, a neighbor
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
yourself	σεαυτόν	seauton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular	G4572 of yourself

Romans 13:10

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Love	ἀγάπη	agapē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G26 love
does no wrong	κακὸν	kakon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
to	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
neighbor	πλησίον	plēsion	Adverb	G4139 near, nearby, a neighbor
Therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
love	ἀγάπη	agapē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G26 love
fulfillment	πλήρωμα	plērōma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4138 fullness, fulfillment, completion
of	νόμου	nomou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law

Cross-references

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Romans 13:9 Exodus 20:12–17 · Matthew 22:39 · Mark 12:31 · Luke 10:27 · Deuteronomy 5:16–21 · Leviticus 19:18 · Matthew 19:18–19 · Romans 7:7–8 · Leviticus 19:34 · Galatians 5:13 · Luke 18:20 · Mark 10:19

Romans 13:10 Romans 13:8 · Matthew 22:39–40 · 1 Corinthians 13:4–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.