Sunday, November 01, 2020

Romans 13:8-10 Annotated

Romans 13:8-10

Owe nothing to anyone, except to love  one another; for the one who lovesanother has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”  Love*  does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love* is the fulfillment of the law.

 

lovelovesγαπω = agapaō

Verb; is not an impulse from the feelings, it does not always run with the natural inclinations, nor does it spend itself only upon those for whom some affinity is discovered; this is not the love of complacency, or affection, that is, it was not drawn out by any excellency in its objects; Love seeks the welfare of all; love seeks opportunity to do good to all men

 

to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly; to have a preference for, wish well to, regard the welfare of; to take pleasure in the thing, prize it above other things, be unwilling to abandon it or do without it; to welcome with desire, long for

 

Love*γπη = agape

Noun;affection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love 

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