Pay, then, what you owe them; pay them your personal and property taxes, and show respect and honor for them all.

"Do not cheat poor and needy hired servants, whether they are Israelites or foreigners living in one of your towns.

Each day before sunset pay them for that day's work; they need the money and have counted on getting it. If you do not pay them, they will cry out against you to the LORD, and you will be guilty of sin.

Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it.

Never tell your neighbors to wait until tomorrow if you can help them now.

"Do for others what you want them to do for you: this is the meaning of the Law of Moses and of the teachings of the prophets.

The second most important commandment is like it: 'Love your neighbor as you love yourself.'

The whole Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets depend on these two commandments."

If you love others, you will never do them wrong; to love, then, is to obey the whole Law.

For the whole Law is summed up in one commandment: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."

And to all these qualities add love, which binds all things together in perfect unity.

The purpose of this order is to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith.

You will be doing the right thing if you obey the law of the Kingdom, which is found in the scripture, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."