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10 You who love the Lord, hate evil!
    He protects the lives of his godly people
    and rescues them from the power of the wicked.

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10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil,(A)
    for he guards(B) the lives of his faithful ones(C)
    and delivers(D) them from the hand of the wicked.(E)

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13 All who fear the Lord will hate evil.
    Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
    corruption and perverse speech.

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13 To fear the Lord(A) is to hate evil;(B)
    I hate(C) pride and arrogance,
    evil behavior and perverse speech.

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Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

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Love in Action

Love must be sincere.(A) Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.(B)

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20 The Lord protects all those who love him,
    but he destroys the wicked.

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20 The Lord watches over(A) all who love him,(B)
    but all the wicked he will destroy.(C)

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21 Yes, I will certainly keep you safe from these wicked men.
    I will rescue you from their cruel hands.”

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21 “I will save(A) you from the hands of the wicked(B)
    and deliver(C) you from the grasp of the cruel.”(D)

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14 Turn away from evil and do good.
    Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

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14 Turn from evil and do good;(A)
    seek peace(B) and pursue it.

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28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel(A) and rescued(B) his servants! They trusted(C) in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.(D)

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Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer.

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And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people,(A) for not everyone has faith.

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15 Hate evil and love what is good;
    turn your courts into true halls of justice.
Perhaps even yet the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies
    will have mercy on the remnant of his people.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:15 Hebrew the remnant of Joseph.

15 Hate evil,(A) love good;(B)
    maintain justice in the courts.(C)
Perhaps(D) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy(E)
    on the remnant(F) of Joseph.

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He guards the paths of the just
    and protects those who are faithful to him.

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for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(A)

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23 Love the Lord, all you godly ones!
    For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him,
    but he harshly punishes the arrogant.

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23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!(A)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,(B)
    but the proud he pays back(C) in full.

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18 We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them.

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18 We know that anyone born of God(A) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one(B) cannot harm them.(C)

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19 We love each other[a] because he loved us first.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:19 Greek We love. Other manuscripts read We love God; still others read We love him.

19 We love because he first loved us.(A)

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