Parallel Verses
Anderson New Testament
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good;
New American Standard Bible
Let
King James Version
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Holman Bible
Love must be without hypocrisy.
International Standard Version
Your love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.
A Conservative Version
Love without hypocrisy, abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good,
American Standard Version
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Amplified
Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good.
An Understandable Version
Let [your] love be sincere. Hate whatever is evil. Cling to whatever is good.
Bible in Basic English
Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.
Common New Testament
Let love be genuine. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Let love be without dissimulation. abhor that which is evil, adhere to that which is good.
Darby Translation
Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good:
Godbey New Testament
Let love be free from hypocrisy. Abhorring the evil, cleaving to the good:
Goodspeed New Testament
Your love must be genuine. You must hate what is wrong, and hold to what is right.
John Wesley New Testament
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good.
Julia Smith Translation
Love unfeigned. Hating evil; fastened to good.
King James 2000
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what [is] evil; be attached to what [is] good,
Modern King James verseion
Let love be without hypocrisy, shrinking from evil, cleaving to good;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let love be without dissimulation. Hate that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.
Moffatt New Testament
Let your love be a real thing, with a loathing for evil and a bent for what is good.
Montgomery New Testament
Let love be without insincerity. Abhor what is evil; wed yourselves to what is good.
NET Bible
Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.
New Heart English Bible
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
Noyes New Testament
Let your love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good.
Sawyer New Testament
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor evil, adhere to that which is good,
The Emphasized Bible
Your love, be without hypocrisy, - loathing that which is wicked, cleaving to that which is good;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let love be undissembled. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Let your love be sincere. Hate the wrong; cling to the right.
Webster
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Weymouth New Testament
Let your love be perfectly sincere. Regard with horror what is evil; cling to what is right.
Williams New Testament
Your love must be true. You must always turn in horror from what is wrong, but keep on holding to what is right.
World English Bible
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
Worrell New Testament
Let love be without hypocrisy; abhorring that which is evil; cleaving to that which is good;
Worsley New Testament
Let love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good;
Youngs Literal Translation
The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;
Themes
Brotherly love » Special teachings concerning » Sincere
Love » Love, brotherly special teachings concerning » Sincere
Love » Special teachings concerning » Sincere
Love to man » Saints should » Be sincere in
Interlinear
Anupokritos
Devotionals
Devotionals about Romans 12:9
Devotionals containing Romans 12:9
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 12:9
Prayers for Romans 12:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living In Love
8 or, if any exhorts, let him attend to exhortation; if any one gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence: he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness. 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good; 10 in love to the brotherhood, be kindly affectionate one to another; in showing honor, be examples one to another;
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:5
(Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and out of a good conscience, and out of faith unfeigned:
1 Peter 1:22
Having purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit, to unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another with a pure heart fervently,
2 Corinthians 6:6
by purity, by knowledge, by long forbearance, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by love unfeigned,
Matthew 26:49
And immediately he came to Jesus, and said: Hail, Rabbi! and kissed him.
John 12:6
But he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and took what was put in it.
Acts 11:23
When he had come, and had seen the grace of God, he rejoiced; and he exhorted them all to remain, with purpose of heart, faithful to the Lord.
2 Corinthians 8:8
I do not speak this as a commandment, but on account of the zeal of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
For our exhortation arose not from deception, nor from uncleanness, nor was it with guile;
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that no one render evil for evil to any, but always pursue that which is good toward one another and toward all.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Hebrews 1:9
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore, God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord;
James 2:15-16
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
1 Peter 3:10-11
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile:
1 Peter 4:8
But, above all things, have fervent love one for another; for love will cover a multitude of sins.
1 John 3:18-20
My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.