Romans 12:9-13
Wycliffe Bible
9 Love without feigning, hating evil, drawing to good [cleaving, or fast drawing, to good thing];
10 loving together the charity of brotherhood. Each come before to worship (the) other [Coming before together in honour];
11 not slow in busyness, fervent in spirit, serving to the Lord,
12 joying in hope, patient in tribulation, busy in prayer,
13 giving good to the needs of saints, keeping hospitality.
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Romans 12:9-13
New Matthew Bible
9 Let love be without dissembling. Hate that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good. 10 Be kind to one another, with brotherly love. Honour others before yourselves. 11 Let not the work that you have in hand be tedious to you. Be fervent in the Spirit. Apply yourselves to the time. 12 Rejoice in hope. Be patient in tribulation. Continue in prayer. 13 Give to meet the needs of the saints, and be ready to take people in.
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Romans 12:9-13
1599 Geneva Bible
9 [a]Let love be without dissimulation. (A)Abhor that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.
10 (B)Be affectioned to love one another with brotherly love. In giving honor, go one before another.
11 Not slothful to do service, fervent in spirit [b]serving the Lord,
12 [c]Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, (C)continuing in prayer.
13 (D)[d]Distributing unto the [e]necessities of the Saints: (E)giving yourselves to hospitality.
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- Romans 12:9 Now he cometh to the duties of the second Table, which he deriveth from charity, which is as it were the fountain of them all. And he defineth Christian charity by sincerity, hatred of evil, earnest study of good things, good affection to help our neighbor, and whose final end is, the glory of God.
- Romans 12:11 This piece is well put in, for it maketh difference between Christian duties, and Philosophical duties.
- Romans 12:12 He reckoneth up divers other virtues together with their effects, to wit, hope, patience in tribulation, equanimity, continuance in prayer, liberality towards the saints, hospitality, moderation of mind, even in helping our enemies, a selfsame feeling with others as well in adversity as prosperity, modesty, endeavor to maintain honest concord so nigh as we may with all men, which cannot be extinguished by any man’s injuries.
- Romans 12:13 A true rule of charity, when we are no less touched with other men’s wants, than with our own, and having that feeling, help them as much as we can.
- Romans 12:13 Not upon pleasure, and needless duties, but upon necessary uses.
Romans 12:9-13
Authorized (King James) Version
9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 11 not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 13 distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
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