Verse
1 John 3:18 — My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but…
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
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The verses around 1 John 3:18.
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.
19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Verse explanation
The instruction to love “not in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth” sums up the letter’s argument that genuine love is proven in actions, not just in declarations.
From the 1 John 3 study in Bible in Stories.
1 John 3:18 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Meus filhinhos, não amemos de palavra, nem de lingua, senão de obra e de verdade.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Meus filhinhos, amemos não de palavra, nem de língua, mas sim com ação e verdade.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Queridos amigos, no digamos que amamos solo con palabras, sino mostremos nuestro amor en lo que hacemos y en la manera como demostramos la verdad.
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