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Romans 12:9
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Romans 12:9
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Marks of the True Christian
9 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good;
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Romans 12:9
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Romans 12:9
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Psalm 34:14
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Psalm 34:14
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14 Depart from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it.(A)
Psalm 34:14
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Psalm 34:14
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1 Peter 4:8
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1 Peter 4:8
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8 Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.(A)
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1 Peter 4:8
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1 John 3:18-20
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1 John 3:18-20
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18 Little children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.(A) 19 And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him(B) 20 whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
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1 John 3:18-20
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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
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1 Timothy 1:5
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5 But the aim of such instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith.(A)
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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
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1 Peter 3:10-11
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10 For
“Those who desire to love life
and to see good days,
let them keep their tongues from evil
and their lips from speaking deceit;
11 let them turn away from evil and do good;
let them seek peace and pursue it.
1 Peter 3:10-11
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1 Peter 3:10-11
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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
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1 Peter 1:22
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22 Now that you have purified your souls[a] by your obedience to the truth[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.[c](A)
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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
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Psalm 101:3
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3 I will not set before my eyes
anything that is base.
I hate the work of those who fall away;
it shall not cling to me.(A)
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Psalm 101:3
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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
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Psalm 97:10
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10 You who love the Lord, hate evil;
he guards the lives of his faithful;
he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.(A)
1 Thessalonians 5:21
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
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21 but test everything; hold fast to what is good;(A)
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Amos 5:15
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Amos 5:15
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15 Hate evil and love good,
and establish justice in the gate;
it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.(A)
Hebrews 12:14
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Hebrews 12:14
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Warnings against Rejecting God’s Grace
14 Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will 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
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2 Corinthians 8:8
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8 I do not say this as a command, but I am, by mentioning the eagerness of others, testing the genuineness of your love.(A)
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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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