Romans 12:9
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Behave Like a Christian
9 (A)Let love be without hypocrisy. (B)Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
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Psalm 34:14
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1 Peter 4:8
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8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for (A)“love will cover a multitude of sins.”
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1 John 3:18-20
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18 My little children, (A)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19 And by this we [a]know (B)that we are of the truth, and shall [b]assure our hearts before Him. 20 (C)For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
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- 1 John 3:19 NU shall know
- 1 John 3:19 persuade, set at rest
1 Timothy 1:5
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5 Now (A)the purpose of the commandment is love (B)from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from [a]sincere faith,
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- 1 Timothy 1:5 Lit. unhypocritical
1 Peter 3:10-11
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10 For
(A)“He who would love life
And see good days,
(B)Let him [a]refrain his tongue from evil,
And his lips from speaking deceit.
11 Let him (C)turn away from evil and do good;
(D)Let him seek peace and pursue it.
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- 1 Peter 3:10 restrain
1 Peter 1:22
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The Enduring Word
22 Since you (A)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [a]through the Spirit in [b]sincere (B)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
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- 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
Psalm 101:3
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3 I will set nothing [a]wicked before my eyes;
(A)I hate the work of those (B)who fall away;
It shall not cling to me.
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- Psalm 101:3 worthless
Psalm 97:10
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10 You who love the Lord, (A)hate evil!
(B)He preserves the souls of His saints;
(C)He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
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21 (A)Test all things; (B)hold fast what is good.
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Amos 5:15
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15 (A)Hate evil, love good;
Establish justice in the gate.
(B)It may be that the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Hebrews 12:14
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14 (A)Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, (B)without which no one will see the Lord:
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2 Corinthians 8:8
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Christ Our Pattern
8 (A)I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 (A)See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always (B)pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.
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Hebrews 1:9
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9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, (A)has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”
2 Corinthians 6:6
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6 by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by [a]sincere love,
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- 2 Corinthians 6:6 Lit. unhypocritical
Psalm 119:104
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104 Through Your precepts I get understanding;
Therefore I hate every false way.
Proverbs 8:13
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13 (A)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(B)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (C)the perverse mouth I hate.
Psalm 119:163
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163 I hate and abhor lying,
But I love Your law.
Proverbs 26:25
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- Proverbs 26:25 Lit. his voice is gracious
Psalm 55:21
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21 (A)The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But war was in his heart;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
Psalm 36:4
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4 (A)He devises wickedness on his bed;
He sets himself (B)in a way that is not good;
He does not [a]abhor (C)evil.
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- Psalm 36:4 reject, loathe
James 2:15-16
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15 (A)If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and (B)one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?
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1 Thessalonians 2:3
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3 (A)For our exhortation did not come from error or uncleanness, nor was it in deceit.
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