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Romans 13:8

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

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Μηδενὶmēdenino manμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “no man”, the to- or for-formG3367no one, none, nothing.no manμηδὲνmēdenany thingμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “any thing”, the object formG3367no one, none, nothing.any thingὀφείλετεopheileteto oweὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to owe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3784I owe, ought.This verse uses “owe”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one another”, the object formG240one another, each other.one anotherἀγαπᾶνagapanto he that lovethἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active infinitive — “to he that loveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.he that lovethὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀγαπῶνagapōnto loveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἕτερονheteronanotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “another”, the object formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.This verse uses “another”.anotherνόμονnomonlawνόμος (nomos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “law”, the object formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawπεπλήρωκενpeplērōkento fulfillπληρόω (plēroō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to fulfill”, a completed action with a present resultG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.This verse uses “fulfill”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other — law he hath fulfilled,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Young’s Literal Translation

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other — law he hath fulfilled,

World English Bible

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

Darby Translation

Owe no one anything, unless to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law.

Douay-Rheims

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law.

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