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Romans 12:10–11

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Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
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From verse 10

  1. Philippians 2:3Rank 1 from verse 10
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    3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

  2. John 13:34–35Rank 2 from verse 10
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    34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

    35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

  3. Hebrews 13:1Rank 3 from verse 10
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    1LET brotherly love continue.

  4. 1 John 4:11Rank 4 from verse 10
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    11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

  5. 1 Peter 3:8–9Rank 5 from verse 10
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    8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

    9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

  6. 1 Peter 1:22Rank 6 from verse 10
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    22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  7. 1 Peter 2:17Rank 7 from verse 10
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    17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

  8. 1 Thessalonians 4:9Rank 8 from verse 10
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    9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

  9. Ephesians 4:1–3Rank 9 from verse 10
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    1I THEREFORE, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

    2With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

    3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

  10. Galatians 5:13Rank 10 from verse 10
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    13For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

  11. Galatians 5:22Rank 11 from verse 10
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    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

  12. Psalms 133:1Rank 12 from verse 10
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    1BEHOLD, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

  13. 1 John 4:20–2Rank 13 from verse 10
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  14. 2 Peter 1:7Rank 14 from verse 10
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    7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

  15. John 15:17Rank 15 from verse 10
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    17These things I command you, that ye love one another.

  16. 1 Peter 5:5Rank 16 from verse 10
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    5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

  17. Acts 4:32Rank 17 from verse 10
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    32And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

  18. 2 Thessalonians 1:3Rank 18 from verse 10
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    3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

  19. Luke 14:10Rank 19 from verse 10
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    10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

  20. Romans 13:7Rank 20 from verse 10
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    7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

  21. 1 John 2:9–11Rank 21 from verse 10
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    9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

    10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

    11But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

  22. John 17:21Rank 22 from verse 10
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    21That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

  23. Matthew 20:26Rank 23 from verse 10
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    26But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

  24. 1 John 3:10–18Rank 24 from verse 10
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    10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

    11For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

    12Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

    13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

    14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

    15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

    16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

    17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

    18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

  25. Colossians 1:4Rank 25 from verse 10
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    4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

  26. Galatians 5:6Rank 26 from verse 10
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    6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

  27. Genesis 13:9Rank 27 from verse 10
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    9Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

  28. Job 1:4Rank 28 from verse 10
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    4And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

From verse 11

  1. Hebrews 6:10–11Rank 1 from verse 11
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    10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

    11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

  2. Acts 18:25Rank 2 from verse 11
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    25This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

  3. Proverbs 13:4Rank 3 from verse 11
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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  4. Revelation 3:15–16Rank 4 from verse 11
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    15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

    16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

  5. 1 Peter 4:8Rank 5 from verse 11
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    8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

  6. Colossians 3:22–24Rank 6 from verse 11
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    22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

    23And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

    24Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

  7. Hebrews 12:28Rank 7 from verse 11
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    28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

  8. Ephesians 4:28Rank 8 from verse 11
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    28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

  9. 1 Peter 1:22Rank 9 from verse 11
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    22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  10. Proverbs 26:13–16Rank 10 from verse 11
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    13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

    15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

  11. Proverbs 10:26Rank 11 from verse 11
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    26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

  12. Matthew 24:12Rank 12 from verse 11
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    12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

  13. Acts 20:19Rank 13 from verse 11
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    19Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

  14. Ephesians 6:5–8Rank 14 from verse 11
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    5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

    6Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

    7With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

    8Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

  15. 2 Thessalonians 3:6–12Rank 15 from verse 11
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    6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

    7For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

    8Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

    9Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

    10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

    11For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

    12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

  16. Proverbs 22:29Rank 16 from verse 11
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    29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

  17. Proverbs 6:6–9Rank 17 from verse 11
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    6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

    7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

    8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

  18. 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12Rank 18 from verse 11
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    11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

    12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

  19. 1 Timothy 5:13Rank 19 from verse 11
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    13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

  20. Exodus 5:17Rank 20 from verse 11
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    17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

  21. Proverbs 18:9Rank 21 from verse 11
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    9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  22. Proverbs 24:30–34Rank 22 from verse 11
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    30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

    31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

    32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

    33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

  23. Titus 2:9–10Rank 23 from verse 11
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    9Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

    10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

  24. Acts 20:34–35Rank 24 from verse 11
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    34Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

    35I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

  25. Colossians 4:1Rank 25 from verse 11
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    1MASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

  26. Isaiah 56:10Rank 26 from verse 11
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    10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

  27. Matthew 25:26Rank 27 from verse 11
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    26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

  28. Revelation 2:4Rank 28 from verse 11
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    4Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

  29. 1 Corinthians 7:22Rank 29 from verse 11
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    22For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ’s servant.

  30. Colossians 4:12–13Rank 30 from verse 11
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    12Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

    13For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

  31. Ecclesiastes 9:10Rank 31 from verse 11
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    10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

  32. James 5:16Rank 32 from verse 11
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    16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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Romans 12:10

COMBINED MEANING

kindly

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With goodwill, affection, favour, or benevolence; in a kind manner.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

brotherly

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Pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming brothers; kind; affectionate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

honour

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Sense 1: Esteem, respect, dignity, glory, distinction, or exalted standing. Sense 2: To esteem, respect, acknowledge, reward, or adorn.

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Romans 12:11

COMBINED MEANING

slothful

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Lazy, idle, sluggish, negligent, or slow and unwilling to act or labour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

fervent

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1. Intensely hot or burning. 2. Earnest, zealous, or intensely active in spirit, affection, or prayer.

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COMBINED MEANING

spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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serving

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of serve, meaning to work for, obey, attend, minister to, worship, or fulfil a purpose.

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COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12:9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

12:10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

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12:11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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12:12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

12:13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

12:14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

12:15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

12:16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

12:17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

12:18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

12:19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

12:20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

12:21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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