Romans
Romans 12:9–10
9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. 10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Romans 12:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love | ἀγάπη | agapē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| must be sincere | ἀνυπόκριτος | anypokritos | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G505 unfeigned, without hypocrisy |
| Detest | ἀποστυγοῦντες | apostygountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G655 I detest, abhor |
| what | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| evil | πονηρόν | ponēron | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| cling to | κολλώμενοι | kollōmenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2853 I glue, cleave, keep company with |
| what | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| good | ἀγαθῷ | agathō | Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular | G18 good |
Romans 12:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be devoted | φιλόστοργοι | philostorgoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5387 tenderly loving |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| one another | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| in brotherly love | φιλαδελφίᾳ | philadelphia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5360 brotherly love |
| Outdo yourselves | προηγούμενοι | proēgoumenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4285 I lead onward by example |
| in honoring | τιμῇ | timē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5092 a price, honor |
| one another | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 12:9 Psalm 34:14 · 1 Peter 4:8 · 1 Timothy 1:5 · 1 John 3:18–20 · 1 Peter 3:10–11 · 1 Thessalonians 5:21 · Psalm 101:3 · Amos 5:15 · 1 Peter 1:22 · Psalm 97:10 · Hebrews 12:14 · Proverbs 8:13
Romans 12:10 Philippians 2:3 · John 13:34–35 · Hebrews 13:1 · 1 John 4:11 · 1 Peter 3:8–9 · 1 Peter 1:22 · 1 Peter 2:17 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9 · Galatians 5:13 · Ephesians 4:1–3 · Psalm 133:1 · Galatians 5:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.