Romans 12:9

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound,

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

“I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.

Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.

Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

Let brotherly love continue.

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.

Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.

But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.

Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.

Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.

but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

Don’t draw me away with the wicked, with the workers of iniquity who speak peace with their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;

For even your brothers, and the house of your father, even they have dealt treacherously with you! Even they have cried aloud after you! Don’t believe them, though they speak beautiful words to you.

Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.

What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.

For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.

Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.

For they don’t sleep unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.

I have spread out my hands all day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, “Buy what things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.

But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Abstain from every form of evil.

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.

Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.

You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

For I don’t know what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.

in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

Wash yourselves. Make yourself clean. Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil.

They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.

and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?

Nevertheless, hold that which you have firmly until I come.

to love Yahweh your God, to obey his voice, and to cling to him; for he is your life, and the length of your days, that you may dwell in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

But as for you, only keep yourselves from what is devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so you would make the camp of Israel accursed and trouble it.

Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

“But if you do at all go back, and hold fast to the remnant of these nations, even these who remain among you, and make marriages with them, and go in to them, and they to you;

David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you my bodyguard forever.”

of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon joined to these in love.

joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Through your precepts, I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.

He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.

Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed him.

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,

For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.”

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,