Paul explains about true love for other people
9 Love other people in a true way, not like a hypocrite. Hate anything that is bad. Continue to do things that are good. 10 Love each other truly like brothers and sisters. Be happy to give honour to other Christians. 11 Do not be lazy, but always work hard. Serve the Lord well. 12 Be happy, because you can trust God to do what he says. Be patient when you suffer. Always continue to pray. 13 When God's people need anything, share what you have with them. Always be happy to welcome people into your home.
14 Ask God to bless people who cause trouble for you. Yes, do not curse them, but bless them! 15 If you are with someone who is happy, you should be happy too. If you are with someone who is sad, you should be sad too. 16 Always try to be friends with other people. Do not be proud. Agree to help people who are not important. Do not think that you know everything.
17 If someone has done bad things against you, do not do bad things back to them. Try to live in a good way, so that people will respect you. 18 If it is possible, always try to live in peace with other people.
19 My friends, if someone has done bad things to you, do not try to punish them yourselves. Instead, let God be angry with them and punish them. This is what is written in the Bible:
‘The Lord God says,
“When people do something wrong,
I am the one who will punish them.
I will pay them back.” ’
20 Instead,
‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him.
If he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
If you help your enemy, he will become ashamed.
He will be sorry because of what he did to you.’
21 Do not let evil things win against you! Instead, do good things. Then you will win against the evil things that people do.
