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NASB | Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor [it never hurts anyone]. Therefore [unselfish] love is the fulfillment of the Law. |
Bible Question:
Love meets all the requirements and is the fulfilling of the Law. My questions are: 1. What are all the requirements of the Law? 2. Why 'Love' can meet all the requirements of the Law? 3. How 'Love' can fulfill the Law? |
Bible Answer: Hello again, cklamhk. The discussion in this portion of Romans 13 concerns interpersonal relationships. See Romans 13:8-10. When Paul in vs. 10 says, "love is the fulfillment of the law" he is expanding on what he said in vs. 9, which in turn is an echo of what Jesus said in Matthew 19:18, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." The point is this: when we treat others with the same love and care that we have for ourselves, we will not violate any of God's laws that are concerned with interpersonal relationships. Jesus said it this way in Matthew 7:12, "Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." And look at how James says it, "If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,' you do well" (James 2:8). The term "royal law" here can be translated "law of our King" or "sovereign law." The idea it is conveying is that this law is supreme, binding. ..... The next question you ask is how can love fulfill the Law? In Matthew 22:34-40, a group of Pharisees gathered together around Jesus and a member of the group, a lawyer, asked Jesus this question: "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" Jesus said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." --Hank |
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