Romans 12:9
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”
ἀγαπάω
Not the love of emotion or feeling — this is the love of will and choice. God did not love the world because it was loveable. He loved it because that is who He is. Agapao is love that gives everything without expecting anything back.
πονηρός
Evil
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πονηρός
Evil, wicked, bad. Poneros. Deliver us from the evil one. The evil one has a name but no ultimate power. He operates only within the limits God permits. His defeat is certain.
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κακός
Evil
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κακός
worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas G4190 (πονηρός) properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious
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ὑποκριτής
Hypocrite
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ὑποκριτής
an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite"
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ὑπόκρισις
Hypocrisy
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ὑπόκρισις
acting under a feigned part, i.e. (figuratively) deceit ("hypocrisy")
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κολλάω
cleaving to
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κολλάω
to glue, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively)
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ἀνυπόκριτος
Sincere
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ἀνυπόκριτος
undissembled, i.e. sincere
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