로마서 13:7-8 KRV

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 13:8

8. Owe no man anything, but to love one another—"Acquit yourselves of all obligations except love, which is a debt that must remain ever due" [HODGE]. for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law—for the law itself is but love in manifold action, regarded as matter of duty. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 13:1-7

1. Conduct towards the government 13:1-7Paul passed from a loosely connected series of exhortations in Romans 12:9-21 to a well-organized argument about a single subject in Romans 13:1-7 (cf. Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26; 1 Peter 2:13-14)."Forbidding the Christian from taking vengeance and allowing God to exercise this right in the last judgment [cf. Romans 12:19-21] might lead one to think that God was letting evildoers have their way in this world. Not so, says Paul in... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 13:7

Paul, as Jesus, commanded believers to give back (Gr. apodote) to the government what we owe for services it renders (cf. Mark 12:14; Mark 12:17). Paying taxes has always been repugnant to people, including Christians. Some Christians argue this way. Since the government uses my tax money for purposes that are contrary to God’s will, I do not want to support evil by paying taxes. Jesus came out flatly in favor of paying taxes and led his disciples in doing so even though the Roman government to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 13:8

The NASB translation "Owe nothing to anyone" is misleading because it contradicts Jesus’ teaching to loan to those who want to borrow from you (Matthew 5:42). He implied that borrowing is not always wrong. The New Testament does not forbid borrowing, only the practice of charging exorbitant interest on loans and failing to pay debts (Matthew 25:27; Luke 19:23). There are two kinds of debts: those with the lender’s consent and those without his consent. It is the second type to which Paul... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 13:8-10

2. Conduct toward unbelievers 13:8-10Paul had previously glorified the importance of love among believers (Romans 12:9-10; cf. 1 Corinthians 13). Now he urged this attitude toward all people, though unbelievers are primarily in view in this chapter. The connecting link in the argument is our obligations to government (Romans 13:7) and to our fellow citizens (Romans 13:8; cf. Galatians 5:13-15). read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Romans 13:8

13:8 fulfilled (k-16) Perfect tense. By the conduct which flows from love, the law is already fulfilled before its requirement is applied. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 13:1-14

The Christian’s Duty to the State and to his NeighbourSt. Paul now passes to the duties of Christians to the State. In Romans 12:19 he had condemned revenge; but he asserts here that the State may rightly punish, as God’s agent in temporal affairs. He enforces obedience to government, i.e. to social order, not to any special form of government. He gives no directions as to what is to be done when there is a conflict of civil authority (Romans 13:1-7). Our behaviour to men in general is to be... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 13:1-7

XIII.(1-7) Subject unto the higher powers.—Looking impartially at the passage which follows, it would seem at first sight—and perhaps not only at first sight—that the Apostle distinctly preaches two doctrines, both of which are now discredited, the doctrines of divine right and of passive obedience. The duty of obedience is grounded upon the fact that the power wielded by the magistrate is derived from God, and that duty itself is stated without qualification.What are we to understand by this?... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 13:7

(7) Tribute.—Rather, taxes—i.e., taxes upon person or property as opposed to the customs levied upon goods. These were collected by different officers.Fear . . . honour.—There would be one class of officers who could claim respect for their official position, though they had no special means of enforcing it. Another class would have the power of inflicting punishment. This last would necessarily be feared, looked upon with a certain awe and reverence, as well as honoured. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 13:8

(8) Owe no man anything.—The word for “owe” in this verse corresponds to that for “dues” in the last. The transition of the thought is something of this kind. When you have paid all your other debts, taxes, and customs, and reverence, and whatever else you may owe, there will still be one debt unpaid—the universal debt of love. Love must still remain the root and spring of all your actions. No other law is needed besides.Another.—Literally, the other—that is to say, his neighbour, the person... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 13:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 13:1-7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 13:7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 13:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 13:8-10

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Romans 13:8

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 13:1-14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 13:1-7

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 13:7

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 13:8

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