Romans 13:8–14

Love Fulfills the Law

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.^a The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”^b and whatever other command there may be, are summed up^c in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”^d Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.^e

The Day Is Near

And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has already come^a for you to wake up from your slumber,^b because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.^c So let us put aside the deeds of darkness^d and put on the armor^e of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,^f not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.^g Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,^h and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.ⁱ