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LoveἩ ἀγάπηmust bewithout hypocrisy.ἀνυπόκριτοςAbhorἀποστυγοῦντεςwhat is evil;τὸ πονηρόνclingκολλώμενοιto what is good.τῷ ἀγαθῷ
Romans 12:9
Study it in the app“Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 12:9, word by word
- Loveἀγάπηagapē
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapē” appears- without hypocrisyἀνυπόκριτοςanypokritos
sincere, genuine
Sincere, without hypocrisy, unpretended.
Where else “anypokritos” appears- Abhorἀποστυγοῦντεςapostygountes
abhor
Abhor, hate, shrink from in horror.
Where else “apostygountes” appears- what is evilπονηρόνponēron
evil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponēron” appears- clingκολλώμενοιkollōmenoi
join
To cling to someone, become closely bound to them.
Where else “kollōmenoi” appears- to what is goodἀγαθῷagathōi
good
Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.
Where else “agathōi” appears
The context
8if the one who encourages, in encouragement; the one who gives, with generosity; the one who leads, with diligence; the one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
9 · This verse (above)
10In brotherly love be devoted to one another; outdo one another in honor;
To study Romans 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul ask in vv. 1-2, and what does he say about the mind?
2. What it means
What does it mean to you not to be conformed to this age but to be transformed by the renewal of the mind? (v. 2)
3. How I live it
Paul says: "If possible, as far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people" (v. 18). With whom can you take a step toward peace?