1 John 3:18

World English Bible

My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

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1 John 3:18 in other translations

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

1 John 3:18 · American Standard Version

1 John 3:18 in context

  1. 16By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
  2. 17But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?
  3. 18My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
  4. 19And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,
  5. 20because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

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