Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for (A)the one who loves [a]his neighbor has fulfilled the Law. For this, “(B)You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “(C)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love [b]does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore (D)love is the fulfillment of the Law.

11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is (E)already the hour for you to (F)awaken from sleep; for now [c]salvation is nearer to us than when we first believed. 12 (G)The night is almost gone, and (H)the day is near. Therefore let’s rid ourselves of (I)the deeds of darkness and put on (J)the armor of light. 13 Let’s [d](K)behave properly as in the day, (L)not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and debauchery, not in strife and jealousy. 14 But (M)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh (N)in regard to its lusts.

Principles of Conscience

14 Now (O)accept the one who is (P)weak [e]in faith, but not [f]to have quarrels over opinions. (Q)One person has faith that he may eat all things, but the one who is (R)weak eats only vegetables. The one who eats is not to (S)regard with contempt the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat is not to (T)judge the one who eats, for God has (U)accepted him. (V)Who are you to judge the [g]servant of another? To his own [h]master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 13:8 Lit the other
  2. Romans 13:10 Lit works no evil
  3. Romans 13:11 Or our salvation is nearer than when
  4. Romans 13:13 Lit walk
  5. Romans 14:1 Or in the faith
  6. Romans 14:1 Lit for quarrels
  7. Romans 14:4 Or house servant
  8. Romans 14:4 Lit lord

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