Romains 12:9

La Bible Ostervald

Que la charité soit sans hypocrisie. Ayez le mal en horreur, attachez-vous fortement au bien.

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Que la charit� [soit] sinc�re. Ayez en horreur le mal, vous tenant coll�s au bien.

Darby's French Translation
Que l'amour soit sans hypocrisie; ayez en horreur le mal, tenez ferme au bien;

Louis Segond (1910)
Que la charit� soit sans hypocrisie. Ayez le mal en horreur; attachez-vous fortement au bien.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

love: 2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10, Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 26:25, Ezekiel 33:31, Matthew 26:49, John 12:6, 2 Corinthians 6:6, 2 Corinthians 8:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 Timothy 1:5, James 2:15, James 2:16, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 4:8, 1 John 3:18-20

Abhor: Psalms 34:14, Psalms 36:4, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 97:10, Psalms 101:3, Psalms 119:104, Psalms 119:163, Proverbs 8:13, Amos 5:15, Hebrews 1:9

cleave: Acts 11:23, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 3:10, 1 Peter 3:11

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:4 - General Deuteronomy 10:20 - cleave Deuteronomy 30:20 - cleave Joshua 6:18 - in any wise Joshua 22:5 - cleave Joshua 23:12 - cleave 1 Samuel 28:2 - Surely 1 Kings 11:2 - Solomon 1 Chronicles 4:10 - that thou Nehemiah 10:29 - clave Proverbs 4:27 - remove Isaiah 1:16 - cease Isaiah 7:15 - know Isaiah 56:2 - keepeth his Micah 3:2 - hate Matthew 19:5 - cleave Romans 7:15 - what I hate 1 Corinthians 13:6 - rejoiceth Galatians 5:22 - love Ephesians 4:15 - speaking the truth Philippians 1:10 - ye Philippians 4:8 - whatsoever Colossians 3:12 - mercies 1 Thessalonians 5:21 - hold 2 Thessalonians 2:12 - but 2 Timothy 2:19 - depart Hebrews 13:1 - General James 3:17 - hypocrisy 1 John 4:21 - General Revelation 2:25 - that

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Let love be without dissimulation,.... The apostle having given out suitable exhortations to the officers of this church, ministers and deacons, proceeds to stir up to the exercise of grace, and the discharge of such duties as were common to all the members of the church; and begins with "love", which is the cement of saints, and the bond of perfectness, without which all the gifts that men have, the profession they make, and works they do are of no avail, and they themselves nothing. Here it is to be taken, in the largest and most comprehensive sense, for love to God, Christ, the saints, and fellow creatures, and ought, with respect to each, to "be without dissimulation"; or "hypocrisy": love to God should be with all the heart, soul, and mind, otherwise the fear of him, and obedience to him, will be only outward, formal, customary, and hypocritical; love to Christ should be with sincerity, and so it is where it is right, hearty, and genuine; such can appeal to him as the searcher of hearts, that from the heart they love him; and love to one another should be not in word, and in tongue only, but in deed and in truth; yea, the love professed to fellow creatures, ought never to be through fear of men or mercenary views, but honest, upright, and sincere.

Abhor that which is evil; sin, both in its principle and in its actings; it being hateful to God, Father, Son, and Spirit, contrary to the nature, being, and perfections of God, a transgression of his righteous law, exceeding sinful in itself, and pernicious in its effects and consequences; for all which it is to be abhorred by the saints: the word αποστυγουντες, here used, designs the greatest aversation imaginable, a turning away from it, as what is the most loathsome, detestable, and abominable; and such an hatred of it with horror, as of the Stygian lake, or hell itself:

cleave to that which is good; to God, who is originally, infinitely, and immutably good; who is good in his nature, and works, and to all his creatures, and especially his chosen people, and therefore should be cleaved unto; to his will, his ways, and worship; and to Christ the good shepherd of the sheep, the Lamb that is to be followed and cleaved unto, whithersoever he goes; and to the good Spirit of God, after whom we should walk, and not after the flesh; and to the good people of God, assembling with whom should not be forsaken; and to the good Gospel of Christ, and the truths of it, which should be held fast; and to the ordinances of the Gospel, which ought to be constantly attended on; and to every good work, to which we should be ready, careful to maintain, and ever follow, both among ourselves and all men: they should even be glued unto it, as the word here signifies.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let love - The apostle proceeds to specify the duties of Christians in general, that they might secure the beauty and order of the church. The first which he specifies is love. This word here evidently refers to benevolence, or to good-will toward all mankind. In Romans 12:10 he specifies the duty of brotherly love; and there can be no doubt that he here refers to the benevolence which we ought to cherish toward all people. A similar distinction is found in 2 Peter 1:7, “And to brotherly-kindness add charity,” that is, benevolence, or good will, and kind feelings to others.

Without dissimulation - Without hypocrisy. Let it be sincere and unfeigned. Let it not consist in words or professions only, but let it be manifested in acts of kindness and in deeds of charity; 1 John 3:18; compare 1 Peter 1:22. Genuine benevolence is not what merely professes attachment, but which is evinced by acts of kindness and affection.

Abhor that which is evil - The word “abhor” means to hate; to turn from; to avoid. The word “evil” here has reference to malice, or unkindness, rather than to evil in general. The apostle is exhorting to love, or kindness; and between the direction to love all people, and the particular direction about brotherly love, he places this general direction to abhor what is evil; what is evil in relation to the subject under discussion, that is, malice or unkindness. The word “evil” is not infrequently used in this limited sense to denote some particular or special evil; Matthew 5:37, Matthew 5:39, etc.; compare Psalms 34:14; 2 Timothy 2:19; Psalms 97:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:22.

Cleave to that which is good - The word rendered “cleave” to denotes properly the act of gluing, or uniting firmly by glue. It is then used to denote a very firm adherence to an object; to be firmly united to it. Here it means that Christians should be firmly attached to what is good, and not separate or part from it. The good here referred to is particularly what pertains to benevolence - to all people, and especially to Christians. It should not be occasional only, or irregular; but it should be constant, active, decided.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 12:9. Let love be without dissimulation. — Ἡ αγαπη ανυποκριτος· Have no hypocritical love; let not your love wear a mask; make no empty professions. Love God and your neighbour; and, by obedience to the one and acts of benevolence to the other, show that your love is sincere.

Abhor that which is evil — Αποστυγουντες το πονηρον· Hate sin as you would hate that hell to which it leads. στυγεω signifies to hate or detest with horror; the preposition απο greatly strengthens the meaning. στυξ, Styx, was a feigned river in hell by which the gods were wont to swear, and if any of them falsified this oath he was deprived of his nectar and ambrosia for a hundred years; hence the river was reputed to be hateful, and στυγεω signified to be as hateful as hell. Two MSS. read μισουντες, which signifies hating in the lowest sense of the term. The word in the text is abundantly more expressive, and our translation is both nervous and appropriate.

Cleave to that which is good. — Κολλωμενοι τῳ αγαθῳ· Be CEMENTED or GLUED to that which is good; so the word literally signifies. Have an unalterable attachment to whatever leads to God, and contributes to the welfare of your fellow creatures.