Romans 12:9
New Living Translation
9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.
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Romans 12:9
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Psalm 34:14
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14 Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
Psalm 34:14
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1 Peter 4:8
New Living Translation
8 Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.
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1 Peter 4:8
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1 John 3:18-20
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18 Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. 19 Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. 20 Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.
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1 John 3:18-20
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18 Dear children,(A) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(B)
19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
1 Timothy 1:5
New Living Translation
5 The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.
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1 Timothy 1:5
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5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart(A) and a good conscience(B) and a sincere faith.(C)
1 Peter 3:10-11
New Living Translation
10 For the Scriptures say,
“If you want to enjoy life
and see many happy days,
keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies.
11 Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
1 Peter 3:10-11
New International Version
10 For,
“Whoever would love life
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
1 Peter 1:22
New Living Translation
22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters.[a] Love each other deeply with all your heart.[b]
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified(A) yourselves by obeying(B) the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply,(C) from the heart.[a]
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 1:22 Some early manuscripts from a pure heart
Psalm 101:3
New Living Translation
3 I will refuse to look at
anything vile and vulgar.
I hate all who deal crookedly;
I will have nothing to do with them.
Psalm 101:3
New International Version
3 I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.(A)
I hate what faithless people do;(B)
I will have no part in it.
Psalm 97:10
New Living Translation
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.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
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21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
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Amos 5:15
New Living Translation
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]
Footnotes
- 5:15 Hebrew the remnant of Joseph.
Hebrews 12:14
New Living Translation
A Call to Listen to God
14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.
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Hebrews 12:14
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Warning and Encouragement
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone(A) and to be holy;(B) without holiness no one will see the Lord.(C)
2 Corinthians 8:8
New Living Translation
8 I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.
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2 Corinthians 8:8
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8 I am not commanding you,(A) but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
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