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Think And Diligently Act In Love, Faith, And Holiness

I say[a] to let your love be sincere[b], while abhorring the evil, clinging[c] to the good; 10 to be affectionate[d] to one another in brotherly-love, preferring[e] one another in honor; 11 to not be hesitant in diligence; to be boiling in spirit, serving the Lord,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:9 What follows is clearly a series of exhortations, so most make them all commands. Here they are given as Paul wrote them, with words supplied in italics to make the sense clear. Since there is no clear indication of a change of subject, they are listed as a continuation of what Paul wants to ‘say to everyone being among you’, v 3.
  2. Romans 12:9 Or, genuine, without-hypocrisy.
  3. Romans 12:9 Or, joining oneself to, associating with.
  4. Romans 12:10 Or, warmly-devoted, tenderly-loving.
  5. Romans 12:10 Paul may mean leading the way for one another in honor; or, being first to honor one another; or, esteeming one another more highly in honor.

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