11 translations · Greek
Romans 13:9
For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Romans 13:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for, “You will not commit adultery, You will not murder, You will not steal, You will not bear false testimony, You will not covet”; and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: “You will love your neighbor as yourself”;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- “You must not commit adultery, you must not kill, you must not steal, you must not jealously want things for yourself”—these and the other commandments are summed up in the statement, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet;' and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- For, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not lust; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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 is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For 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 comprised in this word, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| τὸ | to | The [commandments] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| γάρ | gar | — | G1063 γάρ for |
| Οὐ | Ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| μοιχεύσεις | moicheuseis | Do not commit adultery | G3431 μοιχεύω to commit adultery |
| Οὐ | Ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| φονεύσεις | phoneuseis | Do not murder | G5407 φονεύω to murder |
| Οὐ | Ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| κλέψεις | klepseis | Do not steal | G2813 κλέπτω to steal |
| Οὐκ | Ouk | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἐπιθυμήσεις | epithymēseis | Do not covet | G1937 ἐπιθυμέω to long for |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| εἴ | ei | — | G1487 εἰ if |
| τις | tis | any | G5100 τις one |
| ἑτέρα | hetera | other | G2087 ἕτερος other |
| ἐντολή | entolē | commandments | G1785 ἐντολή commandment |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | [one] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| λόγῳ | logō | decree | G3056 λόγος word |
| τούτῳ | toutō | this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται | anakephalaioutai | are summed up | G346 ἀνακεφαλαιόομαι to summarise |
| ἐν | en | — | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Ἀγαπήσεις | Agapēseis | Love | G25 ἀγαπάω to love |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πλησίον | plēsion | neighbor | G4139 πλησίον near/neighbor |
| σου | sou | your | G4771 σύ you |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| σεαυτόν | seauton | yourself | G4572 σεαυτοῦ yourself |
Related verses
- Exodus 20:12–17
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you. “You shall not murder. “You shall not commit adultery. …
- Matthew 22:39
A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
- Mark 12:31
The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
- Luke 10:27
He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
- Deuteronomy 5:16–21
“Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you. “You shall not murder. “You shall not commit adultery. …
- Leviticus 19:18
“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.
- Matthew 19:18–19
He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- Romans 7:7–8
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn’t have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn’t have known coveting, unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.” But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
- Leviticus 19:34
The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.
- Galatians 5:13
For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
Read all of Romans 13 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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