John Gill Commentary Romans 13:10

"Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law." — Romans 13:10 (ASV)

Love works 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:

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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 loves God (they say ^F4) (Nryma rve Myyqm) , "has fulfilled the decalogue", both above and below.'' And again ^F5 , ``there is no service like the love of God, R. Abba says 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 <sup>F6</sup> they observe, ``that (hbhab hlwlk hrwth lk) , "the whole law is comprehended", or fulfilled "in love".''

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.