The 1599 Geneva Bible:

Owe nothing to any man, but to love one another: for he that loveth another, hath fulfilled the Law.

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THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS:

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Μηδενὶ μηδὲν ὀφείλετε

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The 1599 Geneva Bible:

Owe nothing to any man.

Expositional Theology:

Johannes Cocceius (c. 1669):

[Sancti Pauli epistola ad Romanos]

Owe no man any thing. What he had said in particular, that tribute, custom, fear, and honor are to be rendered unto whom they are due; this he transferreth unto the genus: that all debts are to be paid unto all. Yet there is also this sense: Contract not debt: but rather make others debtors. Let us be rather lenders than borrowers. Psalm 37:21, 26. The other sense is this: Delay not and be not slow to pay the debt promptly, that ye may be blameless, and no one may be able to be wroth with you. Magistrates are debtors unto their subjects, and those who are with command. For they are constituted stewards of the gifts of God. Conversely, subjects unto magistrates; parents unto children, children unto parents; citizens unto citizens; teachers unto learners, learners unto teachers. Let no one suffer himself to be accused, as of an evil name. For the discourse here is not only of money debt. Compare Romans 1:14; 11:13–14.