Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

Think And Diligently Act In Love, Faith, And Holiness

⁹ I say^[a] to let your love be sincere^[b], while abhorring the evil, clinging^[c] to the good; ¹⁰ to be affectionate^[d] to one another in brotherly-love, preferring^[e] one another in honor; ¹¹ to not be hesitant in diligence; to be boiling in spirit, serving the Lord, ¹² rejoicing in hope, enduring in affliction, devoting-yourselves to prayer, ¹³ sharing in the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality. ¹⁴ Be blessing the ones persecuting you— be blessing and not cursing^[f]. ¹⁵ I say to rejoice with rejoicing ones, to weep with weeping ones; ¹⁶ to be thinking the same thing toward one another, not thinking lofty^[g] things, but being carried-along-with^[h] the lowly^[i] (do not be wise among yourselves); ¹⁷ to be giving-back evil for evil to no one; to be providing-for^[j] good things in the sight of all people, ¹⁸ living-in-peace with all people if possible— as far as from you; ¹⁹ to not be avenging yourselves, beloved, but give a place to the wrath of God. For it has been written: “Vengeance is for Me, I will repay, says the Lord” [Deut 32:35]. ²⁰ “But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give-a-drink to him. For doing this, you will heap coals of fire upon his head” [Prov 25:21-22]. ²¹ Do not be overcome by^[k] evil, but be overcoming evil with good.