Romans 12:9

Let not your love be guileful: but be haters of evil things, and adherers to good things.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8And there is that of a consoler, in his consoling: And that of a giver, with simplicity: And that of a presider, with dexterity: And of a sympathizer, with cheerfulness.

10Be affectionate to your brethren: and love one another. Be foremost in honoring 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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