Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁹ Your love must be real love. Hate what is wrong. Hold to what is good.

¹⁰ Love one another very much, like brothers. Honour other people more than you honour yourself.

¹¹ Do not hold back in what you do. Let the Spirit burn in you. Work hard for the Lord.

¹² Be very happy because you have a hope. Be strong when you have trouble. Keep on talking with God.

¹³ Give to God's people who need it. Be glad to take care of strangers in your house.

¹⁴ Bless those who do wrong things to you. Bless them. Do not curse them.

¹⁵ Be happy with people who are happy. Cry with people who cry.

¹⁶ Agree with one another. Do not be proud, but be friends with anybody. Do not think you are wiser than you are.

¹⁷ When people do wrong things to you, do not do wrong things to them also. But try to do good things for all people.

¹⁸ As much as you can, live in peace with everyone.

¹⁹ My dear brothers, do not punish people who do wrong to you. But let God's anger punish them. In the holy writings the Lord says, `I myself will punish people. If they have done wrong things, I will do wrong things to them also.'

²⁰ But, `If your enemy is hungry, give him food. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. When you do that, it will be as if you put a pile of coals from the fire on his head.'

²¹ Do not let wrong things win a victory over you. But win a victory over wrong things by the good things you do.