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Roma 12:9

Hendaklah kasih itu jangan pura-pura! Jauhilah yang jahat dan lakukanlah yang baik.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Commandments;   Holiness;   Love;   Religion;   Sincerity;   Thompson Chain Reference - Brethren;   Brotherly Love;   Daily Duty;   Duty;   Evil;   Invitations-Warnings;   Love;   Love-Hatred;   Shun Evil;   Social Duties;   Warnings;   The Topic Concordance - Abhorrence;   Cleaving;   Evil;   Hate;   Love;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Love to Man;   Sin;   Sincerity;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Schism;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Adultery;   Holy spirit;   Hypocrisy;   Love;   Sport;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hospitality;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Alms;   Elder;   Hospitality;   Means of Grace;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hebrews, the Epistle to the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Church;   Elder;   Hypocrisy;   Romans, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Perfection;   Peter, First Epistle of;   Romans, Epistle to the;   Spiritual Gifts;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discipline;   Goodness (Human);   Soberness Sobriety;   Wicked (2);   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Cleave;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abhor;   Cleave;   Hypocrisy;   Love;   Number;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 3;   Every Day Light - Devotion for April 18;  

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Hendaklah kasih itu jangan pura-pura! Jauhilah yang jahat dan lakukanlah yang baik.
Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Hendaklah kasih itu dengan tulus ikhlas. Bencilah akan yang jahat; berpautlah kepada yang baik,

Contextual Overview

1 I beseche you therfore brethren, by the mercifulnesse of God, that ye geue vp your bodyes a quicke sacrifice, holy, acceptable vnto God, [whiche is] your reasonable seruice: 2 And fasshion not your selues lyke vnto this worlde, but be ye chaunged in your shape, by ye renuing of your minde, that ye may proue what is the wyll of God, good, and acceptable, and perfect. 3 For I say, through the grace geuen vnto me, to euery man among you, that no man esteeme of hym selfe more then he ought to esteeme: but so esteeme [hym selfe] that he behaue hymselfe discretelye, accordyng as God hath dealt to euerye man the measure of fayth. 4 For as we haue many members in one body, and all members haue not one office: 5 So, we beyng many, are one body in Christe, and euery one members one of another. 6 Seyng that we haue dyuers giftes, accordyng to the grace that is geuen vnto vs, yf any man haue the gyft, either prophesie after the measure of fayth, 7 Either office in administration, or he that teacheth in teachyng: 8 Or he that exhorteth, in exhortyng, he that geueth in singlenesse, he that ruleth in diligence, he that is mercifull in chearefulnesse. 9 Loue without dissimulation, hatyng euyll, cleauyng to good. 10 Affectioned one to another with brotherly loue, in geuyng honour, go one before another.

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

Cross-References

Genesis 12:13
Say I pray thee, that thou art my sister, that I may fare well for thy sake, and that my soule may liue through thy occasion.
Genesis 12:14
And so when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians behelde the woman, for she was very fayre.
Genesis 13:1
And so Abram gat hym vp out of Egypt, he and his wife, and al that he had, and Lot with hym, toward the South.
Genesis 13:3
And he went foorth on his iourney, from the south towarde Bethel, vnto the place where his tent had ben at the begynnyng, betwene Bethel and Hai:
Genesis 24:62
And Isahac was commyng from the waye of the well of the lyuyng and seeyng me: for he dwelt in the South countrey.
Psalms 105:13
and when they went from one nation to another, from one kingdome to another people.

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.


 
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