Wedding reading
Romans 13:8
King James Bible
“Romans 13:8” by King James Bible is a scripture reading read at a wedding ceremony. It takes about 15 seconds read aloud, usually by a guest reader. It is in the public domain, so the full text is printed on this page and goes straight into a ceremony script.
The full text
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Public domain, so these words can be printed in a ceremony script or an order of service.
What it is about
A single line: the one debt worth carrying is loving each other.
Read at a wedding ceremony. Themes: the only debt worth carrying · love fulfils the law · a single verse · very short · plain language.
Questions about reading it aloud
How long does “Romans 13:8” take to read aloud?
“Romans 13:8” takes about 15 seconds read aloud at a ceremony pace, which is slower than conversation — roughly 130 words a minute. That is the figure the run-sheet uses when it works out the timing for the whole service.
Who usually reads “Romans 13:8”?
Usually a guest reader rather than the officiant. “Romans 13:8” runs about 15 seconds, which is a manageable amount to hand to a friend or family member. Give them a printed copy of their own, in a size they can read without their glasses, and tell them where to stand and how you will introduce them.
Can “Romans 13:8” be printed in a ceremony script?
Yes. It is in the public domain, so the full text is on this page and can be printed in a script or an order of service.
Where this text was checked
Checked word for word against a full-text edition that is itself the authority — a Project Gutenberg or Wikisource transcription, a publisher’s own edition, or the issuing body’s page.
Checked
A reading is two minutes of the hour.
The rest is the welcome, the vows, the ring exchange, the pronouncement — and the timing that holds them together. Answer some questions about the couple and get the whole ceremony, written out, with this reading in its place.