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Romans 13:7-10

7RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591thereforeG3767to allπᾶσινpasinG3956their duesτὰς ὀφειλάς,tas opheilasG3588 G3782:tributeτῷ φόρονtō phoronG3588 G5411to whomτὸνtonG3588tributeτὸν φόρον,ton phoronG3588 G5411is due;customτῷ τέλοςtō telosG3588 G5056to whomτὸtoG3588customτὸ τέλος,to telosG3588 G5056;fearτῷ φόβονtō phobonG3588 G5401to whomτὸνtonG3588fearτὸν φόβον,ton phobonG3588 G5401;honourτῷ τιμὴνtō timēnG3588 G5092to whomτὴνtēnG3588honourτὴν τιμήν.tēn timēnG3588 G5092.

8OweὀφείλετεopheileteG3784no manμηδενὶmēdeniG3367any thingμηδὲνmēdenG3367,butεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361to loveτὸ ἀγαπᾶν·to agapanG3588 G25one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240:forγὰρgarG1063he that lovethὁ ἀγαπῶνho agapōnG3588 G25anotherτὸν ἕτερονton heteronG3588 G2087hath fulfilledπεπλήρωκεν·peplērōkenG4137the lawνόμονnomonG3551.

9τὸtoG3588τῷtōG3588ForγὰρgarG1063thisτῷtōG3588,Thou shaltG3431notG3756commit adulteryμοιχεύσεις,moicheuseisG3431,Thou shaltG5407notG3756killG5407,Thou shaltG2813notG3756stealκλέψειςklepseisG2813,Thou shaltG5576notG3756bear false witnessG5576,Thou shaltG1937notG3756covetἐπιθυμήσεις,epithumēseisG1937;andκαὶkaiG2532ifεἴeiG1487there beanyτιςtisG5100otherἑτέραheteraG2087commandmentἐντολή,entolēG1785,it is briefly comprehendedἀνακεφαλαιοῦται,anakephalaioutaiG346inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778sayingλόγῳ τὸνlogō tonG3588 G3056,namelyἐνenG1722,Thou shalt loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thyG4771neighbourπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613thyselfG1438.

10ἡhēG3588Loveἀγάπη τῷagapē tōG3588 G26workethἐργάζεται·ergazetaiG2038noοὐκoukG3756illκακὸνkakonG2556to his neighbourπλησίονplēsionG4139:thereforeοὖνounG3767loveἡ ἀγάπη.¶hē agapēG3588 G26isthe fulfillingπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138of the lawνόμουnomouG3551.

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