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9 Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; be attached to what is good, 10 being devoted to one another in brotherly love, esteeming one another more highly in honor, 11 not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord, 12 rejoicing in hope, enduring in affliction, being devoted to prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute,c bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. 16 Think the same thing toward one another; ⌊do not think arrogantly⌋d, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise ⌊in your own sight⌋e. 17 Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for what is good in the sight of all people. 18 If it is possible on your part, be at peace with all people. 19 Do not take revenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,”f says the Lord. 20 But “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by* doing this, you will heap up coals of fire upon his head.”g 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
c | Some manuscripts have “who persecute you” |
d | Literally “think not the arrogant” |
e | Literally “in the sight of yourselves” |
f | A quotation from Deut 32:35 |
* | Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“doing”) which is understood as means |
g | A quotation from Prov 25:21–22 |
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