Romans 12:9

Love without hypocrisy, abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good,

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

In Context

8or he who exhorts, in the exhortation; he who gives, in simplicity; he who leads, in diligence; he who does mercy, in cheerfulness.

10with brotherly love toward each other, affectionate, leading each other in recognition,

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Cross References

Psalms 34:14Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

Psalms 45:7Thou have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.

Psalms 97:10O ye who love LORD, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his sanctified. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Psalms 119:104Through thy precepts I get understanding. Therefore I hate every FALSE way.

Proverbs 8:13The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.

Ezekiel 33:31And they come to thee as the people come, and they sit before thee as my people. And they hear thy words, but do not do them. For with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.

Matthew Henry on Romans 12:2-21

Consecration to God; Duty towards God; Duty towards Ourselves; Due Exercise of Spiritual Gifts; Duty towards Our Brethren; Brotherly Love; Love to Enemies. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 For I say,… Read the whole commentary →

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