Romans 12:9

Easy To Read Version

Your love must be real. Hate the things that are evil. Do only the things that are good.

Cross References

Psalm 101:3

I will not have any idols {\cf2\super [536]} in front of me.\par I hate people turning against you like that.\par I will not do that!\par

Psalm 119:104

Your teachings make me wise,\par so I hate false teachings.\par

Psalm 119:163

I hate lies! I despise them!\par But I love your teachings, Lord.\par

Psalm 34:14

Stop doing bad things!\par Do good things.\par Work for peace.\par Run after peace until you catch it.\par

Psalm 36:4

At night, he plans worthless things.\par He gets up and does nothing good.\par But he doesn‘t refuse to do evil.\par

Psalm 45:7

You love goodness and you hate evil.\par So God, your God, chose you to be king\par over your friends. {\cf2\super [275]} \par

Psalm 55:21

My enemies attack their own friends.\par They don’t do the things they agree to do.\par

Psalm 97:10

People who love the Lord hate evil.\par So God saves his followers.\par God saves his followers from evil people.\par

Proverbs 26:25

The things he says might seem good. But don’t trust him. His heart is full of evil ideas.

Proverbs 8:13

If a person respects the Lord,\par then that person will hate evil.\par I (Wisdom) hate pride\par and people who think they are better\par than other people.\par I hate evil ways, and a lying mouth.\par

Ezekiel 33:31

So they come to you like they are my people. They sit in front of you like they are my people. They hear your words. But they won’t do the things you say. They only want to do what feels good. They only want to cheat people and make more money.

Amos 5:15

Hate evil and love goodness.\par Bring fairness back into the courts.\par Maybe then the Lord God All-Powerful\par will be kind to the survivors {\cf2\super [70]} \par from Joseph’s family.\par

Matthew 26:49

So Judas went to Jesus and said, “Hello, teacher!” Then Judas kissed Jesus.

John 12:6

But Judas did not really care about poor people. Judas said this because he was a thief. Judas was the one that kept the money box \{for the group of followers\}. And Judas often stole money from the box.

2 Corinthians 6:6

\{We show that we are servants of God\} by our understanding, by our patience, by our kindness, and by living pure. \{We show this\} by the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [21]} by true love,

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not commanding you to give. But I want to see if your love is true love. I do this by showing you that other people really want to help.

1 Thessalonians 2:3

We encourage (teach) people. No person has fooled us. We are not evil. We are not trying to trick people. Those are not our reasons for doing what we do.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Be sure that no person pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.

1 Thessalonians 5:21

But test everything. Keep what is good.

1 Timothy 1:5

The goal of this command is for people to have love. To have this love people must have a pure heart, they must do what they know is right, and they must have true faith.

Hebrews 1:9

You love the right,\par and you hate the wrong.\par So God, your God, has given you\par a greater joy than he gave the people with you.”\par \i (Psalm 45:6-7)\i0 \par

Hebrews 12:14

Try to live in peace with all people. And try to live lives free from sin. If a person’s life is not holy, {\cf2\super [160]} then he will never see the Lord.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from God is like this: First, it is pure. It is also peaceful, gentle, and easy to please. This wisdom is always ready to help people who have trouble and to do good things for other people. This wisdom is always fair and honest.

1 Peter 1:22

Now you have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. Now you can have true love for your brothers and sisters. So love each other deeply—with all your heart.

1 Peter 4:8

Most important, love each other deeply. Love hides many, many sins.