9. [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.
10. Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another.
11. Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.
12. Rejoice and exult in hope; be steadfast and patient in suffering and tribulation; be constant in prayer.
13. Contribute to the needs of God's people [sharing in the necessities of the saints]; pursue the practice of hospitality.
14. Bless those who persecute you [who are cruel in their attitude toward you]; bless and do not curse them.
15. Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others' joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others' grief].