Romans 12:9 (YLT)

Passage

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

Nearby Context

Romans 12:7 or ministration--`In the ministration!' or he who is teaching--`In the teaching!'

Romans 12:8 or he who is exhorting--`In the exhortation!' he who is sharing--`In simplicity!' he who is leading--`In diligence?' he who is doing kindness--`In cheerfulness.'

Romans 12:9 The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

Romans 12:10 in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

Romans 12:11 in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "love", "unfeigned", "abhorring", "evil", "cleaving", and "good". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "love" and "unfeigned", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "or he who is exhorting-- In the..." into verse 10's "in the love of brethren to one...", so "love" and "unfeigned" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "love" and "unfeigned" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.