Romans 12:9

KJV

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

— Romans 12:9, King James Version
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Romans 12:9, King James Version.

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Study Note

The opening of Romans 12's ethical section with 'Let love be without dissimulation (anypokritos, unhypocritical)' sets the standard of authenticity that governs all the following imperatives — love is the governing virtue, and its mark is freedom from performance. The pairing 'Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good' employs strong visceral language ('abhor,' bdelyssomenoi — to feel disgust) for the moral aversion that must characterise transformed minds (cf. 12:2). The verse stands at the head of a rapid-fire sequence of social imperatives (vv. 9-21) that parallel Matthew 5-7 in scope and echo Jewish lists of virtues in texts like the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. Genuine love, Paul insists, is neither sentimentality nor passive benevolence but involves active moral discrimination.

他の翻訳

ASV

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

YLT

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

BBE

Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.

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