Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
Let your love be a real thing, with a loathing for evil and a bent for what 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.
Anderson New Testament
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which 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.
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 the speaker his words of counsel; the contributor must be liberal, the superintendent must be in earnest, the sick visitor must be cheerful. 9 Let your love be a real thing, with a loathing for evil and a bent for what is good. 10 Put affection into your love for the brotherhood; be forward to honour one another;
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:5
Whereas the aim of the Christian discipline is the love that springs from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.
1 Peter 1:22
Now that your obedience to the Truth has purified your souls for a brotherly love that is sincere, love one another heartily and steadily.
2 Corinthians 6:6
with innocence, insight, patience, kindness, the holy Spirit, unaffected love,
Matthew 26:49
So he went up at once to Jesus; "Hail, rabbi!" he said, and kissed him.
John 12:6
(Not that he cared for the poor; he said this because he was a thief, and because he carried the money-box and pilfered what was put in.)
Acts 11:23
When he came and saw the grace of God he rejoiced, and encouraged them all to hold by the Lord with heartfelt purpose
2 Corinthians 8:8
I am not issuing any orders, only using the zeal of others to prove how sterling your own love is.
1 Thessalonians 2:3
For the appeal we make does not spring from any delusion or from impure motives ??it does not work by cunning;
1 Thessalonians 5:15
see that none of you pays back evil for evil, but always aim at what is kind to one another and to all the world;
1 Thessalonians 5:21
but test them all, retaining what is good
Hebrews 1:9
thou hast loved justice and hated lawlessness, therefore God, thy God, has consecrated thee with the oil of rejoicing beyond thy comrades' ??10 and, 'Thou didst found the earth at the beginning, O Lord, and the heavens are the work at thy hands;
Hebrews 12:14
Aim at peace with all ??and at that consecration without which no one will ever see the Lord;
James 2:15-16
Suppose some brother or sister is ill-clad and short of daily food;
1 Peter 3:10-11
he who would love Life and enjoy good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile:
1 Peter 4:8
Above all, be keen to love one another, for love hides a host of sins.
1 John 3:18-20
My dear children, let us put our love not into words or into talk but into deeds, and make it real.