Romans 13:9

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

For {G1063} this, Thou shalt {G3431} not {G3756} commit adultery {G3431}, Thou shalt {G5407} not {G3756} kill {G5407}, Thou shalt {G2813} not {G3756} steal {G2813}, Thou shalt {G5576} not {G3756} bear false witness {G5576}, Thou shalt {G1937} not {G3756} covet {G1937}; and {G2532} if there be any {G1536} other {G2087} commandment {G1785}, it is briefly comprehended {G346} in {G1722} this {G5129} saying {G3056}, namely {G1722}, Thou shalt love {G25} thy {G4675} neighbour {G4139} as {G5613} thyself {G1438}.

For the commandments, “Don’t commit adultery,” “Don’t murder,” “Don’t steal,” “Don’t covet,” and any others are summed up in this one rule: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 20:12 (50 votes)

    ¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

  • Exodus 20:17 (50 votes)

    Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.

  • Matthew 22:39 (46 votes)

    And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

  • Luke 10:27 (45 votes)

    And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

  • Mark 12:31 (44 votes)

    And the second [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

  • Deuteronomy 5:16 (42 votes)

    Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

  • Deuteronomy 5:21 (42 votes)

    Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any [thing] that [is] thy neighbour's.