Romanos 13:10

10 La caridad no hace mal al prójimo; así que la caridad es el cumplimento de la ley

Romanos 13:10 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 13:10

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour
That is, the man that truly loves his neighbour, will contrive no ill against him, nor do any to him; he will not injure his person, nor defile his bed, nor deprive or defraud him of his substance; or do hurt to his character, bear false testimony against him, or covet with an evil covetousness anything that is his; but, on the contrary, will do him all the good he is capable of:

therefore love is the fulfilling of the law:
so far as a man loves his neighbour, he acts agreeably to the law, and the particular precepts of it above mentioned: what the apostle says of love to the neighbour, the Jews frequently say of love to God;

``he that loveth God (they say ^F4) (Nryma rve Myyqm) , "hath fulfilled the decalogue", both above and below.''

And again ^F5,

``there is no service like the love of God, R. Abba saith it is (atyyrwad allk) , "the sum of the law"; for the ten words of the law (wlylkta akh) , "are herein comprehended", or "fulfilled":''

and elsewhere ^F6 they observe,

``that (hbhab hlwlk hrwth lk) , "the whole law is comprehended", or fulfilled "in love".''

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Zohar in Deut. fol. 111. 3.
F5 Zohar in Deut. fol. 113. 1.
F6 Moses Kotsensis Mitzvot Tora, praecept. affirm. 3. prope finem.

Romanos 13:10 In-Context

8 No debáis a nadie nada, sino amaros unos a otros; porque el que ama al prójimo, cumplió la ley

9 Porque: No adulterarás; no cometerás homidicio; no hurtarás; no dirás falso testimonio; no codiciarás; y si hay algún otro mandamiento, en esta palabra se resume: Amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo

10 La caridad no hace mal al prójimo; así que la caridad es el cumplimento de la ley

11 Y esto, conociendo el tiempo, que es ya hora de levantarnos del sueño; porque ahora está más cerca nuestra salud que cuando creímos

12 La noche ha pasado, y ha llegado el día; echemos, pues, las obras de las tinieblas, y vistámonos las armas de la luz