Romans 12:9

Let love be without falseness: hating evil, clinging to what is good,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

8he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, in simplicity; he who governs, in solicitude; he who shows mercy, in cheerfulness.

10loving one another with fraternal charity, surpassing one another in honor:

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Cross References

Psalms 34:14Like a neighbor, and like our brother, so did I please; like one mourning and contrite, so was I humbled.

Psalms 45:7The peoples have been disturbed, and the kingdoms have been bowed down. He uttered his voice: the earth has been moved.

Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord hates evil. I detest arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.

Ezekiel 33:31And they come to you, as if the people were entering, and my people sit before you. And they listen to your words, but they do not do them. For they turn them into a song for their mouth, but their heart pursues their own avarice.

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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