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Source language
Original Greek   
Ἡ ἀγάπη ἀνυπόκριτος. ἀποστυγοῦντες τὸ πονηρόν, κολλώμενοι τῷ ἀγαθῷ·
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
E agape anupokritos. apostugountes to poneron, kollomenoi to agatho*

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
dilectio sine simulatione odientes malum adherentes bono

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; hold to that which is good.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
New King James Version   
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
21st Century King James Version   
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And be not deceitful in your love, but hate evil and cleave to the good.
Darby Bible Translation   
Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good:
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
God's Word   
Love sincerely. Hate evil. Hold on to what is good.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.
International Standard Version   
Your love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.
NET Bible   
Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.
New American Standard Bible   
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.
New International Version   
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
New Living Translation   
Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Weymouth New Testament   
Let your love be perfectly sincere. Regard with horror what is evil; cling to what is right.
The World English Bible   
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Really love other people, not like a hypocrite. Hate anything that is bad. Continue to do things that are good.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;
New Life Version   
Be sure your love is true love. Hate what is sinful. Hold on to whatever is good.
Revised Geneva Translation   
Love without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil, and cling to that which is good.
The Voice Bible   
Love others well, and don’t hide behind a mask; love authentically. Despise evil; pursue what is good as if your life depends on it.
Living Bible   
Don’t just pretend that you love others: really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of the good.
New Catholic Bible   
Let your love be sincere. Loathe what is evil and hold fast to what is good.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Let love be without hypocrisy—by abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Let love be without dissimulation, abhorring that which is evil, causing you to come unto that which is good;
Christian Standard Bible   
Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
[Let your] love be sincere (a real thing); hate what is evil [loathe all ungodliness, turn in horror from wickedness], but hold fast to that which is good.
New Century Version   
Your love must be real. Hate what is evil, and hold on to what is good.
The Message   
Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Do not just pretend to love others. Hate what is evil. Cling to what is good.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Let · love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good;
New Matthew Bible   
Let love be without dissembling. Hate that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good.
Good News Translation®   
Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good.
Wycliffe Bible   
Love without feigning, hating evil, drawing to good [cleaving, or fast drawing, to good thing];
New Testament for Everyone   
Love must be real. Hate what is evil, stick fast to what is good.
Contemporary English Version   
Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good;
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Let us have no imitation Christian love. Let us have a genuine break with evil and a real devotion to good.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good;
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good;
Common English Bible © 2011   
Love should be shown without pretending. Hate evil, and hold on to what is good.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good;
New American Standard Bible   
Love must be free of hypocrisy. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
The Expanded Bible   
Your love must be ·real [sincere; unhypocritical]. ·Hate [Abhor; Despise] what is evil, and ·hold on [cling] to what is good.
Tree of Life Version   
Let love be without hypocrisy—detesting what is evil, holding fast to the good.
Revised Standard Version   
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good;
New International Reader's Version   
Love must be honest and true. Hate what is evil. Hold on to what is good.
BRG Bible   
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Don’t let love be a mere outward show. Recoil from what is evil, and cling to what is good.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Your love must be real love. Hate what is wrong. Hold to what is good.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good;
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Let ahavah (agape) be without tzevi’ut (hypocrisy). Hate what is haRah, be devoted to what is tov.
Names of God Bible   
Love sincerely. Hate evil. Hold on to what is good.
Modern English Version   
Let love be without hypocrisy. Hate what is evil. Cleave to what is good.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Your love must be real. Hate what is evil. Do only what is good.
International Children’s Bible   
Your love must be real. Hate what is evil. Hold on to what is good.
Lexham English Bible   
Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; be attached to what is good,
New International Version - UK   
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
I say to let your love be sincere, while abhorring the evil, clinging to the good;