Fulfilling the Law Through Love
8wOwe no one anything, except to love each other, for xthe one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9For the commandments, y“You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: z“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore alove is the fulfilling of the law.
11Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you bto wake from sleep. cFor salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12dThe night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us ecast off fthe works of darkness and gput on the armor of light. 13hLet us walk properly as in the daytime, inot in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, jnot in quarreling and jealousy. 14But kput on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, lto gratify its desires.
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