Romans 12:9

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Summary

Romans 12:9

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

Love

Abhor

General references

Deuteronomy 4:4

Hebrews 13:1

1 John 4:21

Bible References

Love

And Joab saith to Amasa, 'Art thou in peace, my brother?' and the right hand of Joab layeth hold on the beard of Amasa to give a kiss to him;

Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart is war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they are drawn swords.

When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations are in his heart.

And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going.

and immediately, having come to Jesus, he said, 'Hail, Rabbi,' and kissed him;

and he said this, not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and what things were put in he was carrying.

in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,

for our exhortation is not out of deceit, nor out of uncleanness, nor in guile,

And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,

and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,

Your souls having purified in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to brotherly love unfeigned, out of a pure heart one another love ye earnestly,

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

Abhor

Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.

Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.

I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.

From Thy precepts I have understanding, Therefore I have hated every false path!

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

Hate evil, and love good, And set up judgment in the gate, It may be Jehovah, God of Hosts, doth pity the remnant of Joseph.

thou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee -- God, thy God -- with oil of gladness above thy partners;'

General references

and ye who are cleaving to Jehovah your God, are alive, all of you, to-day.

Let brotherly love remain;

and this is the command we have from Him, that he who is loving God, may also love his brother.