Romans 13:10

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 13:8-10

Romans 13:8-2 Samuel : . The All-comprising Law. Romans 13:8 . Taxes are debts, and the Christian must “ owe nothing to anybody”— except the infinite “ debt of love!” “ Whoso loves his neighbour, has fulfilled law” ( mg.) , meeting the supreme and comprehensive obligation; see Matthew 22:39 f. Romans 13:9 f. proves this in detail: “ every command is summed up in” the well-known law of Jesus. “ Love is law’ s fulfilment” : the stress lies on fulfilment; nothing is so dutiful as love. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 13:10

This verse is an argument to prove what was proposed, Romans 13:8. It may thus be formed: That which worketh no ill, or doth no hurt to our neighbour, fulfilleth the law: but love worketh no ill to his neighbour; ergo. That this is the property of love, see 1 Corinthians 13:4,1 Corinthians 13:5. When he saith, Love doth no hurt, this is implied, that it doth good to his neighbour. Where only negatives are mentioned, the affirmative also is included; and the negative only is set down in this... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Romans 13:7-10

CRITICAL NOTESRomans 13:8.—Augustine says that “love is a debt which is multiplied by paying.” Milton says, “By owing owes not, but still pays, at once indebted and discharged.” The debt of love can never be fully discharged.Romans 13:9.—Love to God and love to man said by the Jews to be the great sum or heads of the law.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Romans 13:7-10Christian citizenship and Christian brotherhood.—Compare the text with the life and precepts of Jesus. They are entire harmony.... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Romans 13:10

Romans 13:10 I. The law being an expression of the mind and will of God, we have only to study the character of God more closely to interpret more correctly the spirit and intention of the law. The character of God is known to us by His works, His providences, His revelations of Himself by prophets and saints, to whom He has made Himself known. Now, the confluence of all these streams of knowledge, derived from what He has said and done, issues in the revelation of a God of love. To begin with,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Romans 13:1-14

Shall we turn in our Bibles to Romans 13 .As Christians, what should be our attitude towards government? Paul declares,Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: and the powers that be are ordained of God ( Romans 13:1 ).The Bible does not allow for civil disobedience. For we are commanded by the scriptures to be in obedience to those governing bodies that are over us. Paul wrote this at the time in which Nero was ruling in Rome. And we oftentimes, say,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Romans 13:1-14

Romans 13:1 . Let every soul be subject to the higher powers, of magistrates, governors, proconsuls, kings, and emperors. The christian finds them in power; they allow us to lock our doors at night, and their courts are open for redress of wrongs. These are the shields of heaven to which, under God, we owe our safety from anarchy. We are therefore bound to pray for kings; for in the splendour of the throne we have glory and defence, and by consequence, should cheerfully pay all just demands... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Romans 13:9-10

Romans 13:9-10Thou shalt not commit adultery … and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this … Thou shalt love thy neighbout as thyself. The comprehensiveness of loveIt comprehends--I. The whole law.II. The letter and the spirit.III. Our neighbour as ourselves. (J. Lyth, D.D.)The love of our neighbourI. The object of the affection. Love of our neighbour, or benevolence, seeks the good of others, and in its noblest form is the perfection of God.II. Its proper extent.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Romans 13:10

10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Ver. 10. The fulfilling of the law ] The filling up of the law in this, that it closeth the duties of the law with the glory of a due manner, and seateth them upon their due subjects, with the unwearied labours of a constant well doing. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Romans 13:10

worketh: 1 Corinthians 13:4-Judges : love is: Romans 13:8, Matthew 22:40 Reciprocal: Psalms 15:3 - doeth Matthew 22:39 - Thou Luke 3:14 - Do violence to no man Romans 2:27 - if it fulfil Romans 14:15 - now 1 John 4:21 - General read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Romans 13:10

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.Therefore love is the fulfilling of the law — For the same love which restrains from all evil, incites us to all good. read more

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