Romans 12:9

And let not your love be guileful; abhor things evil, cleave to the good.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 is an exhorter, in his exhorting; as he who giveth, (let him give with simplicity;) and he who presideth, (let it be) with diligence; and he who (is engaged in works) of mercy, with cheerfulness.

10Be tender to your brethren, and love one another, being forward to honour one another.

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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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