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1 John 3:18
Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.
My little children, let vs not loue in word, neither in tongue, but indeede and in trueth.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Little children, let's not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
My children, we should love people not only with words and talk, but by our actions and true caring.
My dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love. This is the only way we'll know we're living truly, living in God's reality. It's also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it.
Children, let us love not with words and talk, but with actions and in reality!
Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.
My litle children, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue onely, but in deede and in trueth.
My children, let us not love one another in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
My little children, let us not love in word, or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Little children (believers, dear ones), let us not love [merely in theory] with word or with tongue [giving lip service to compassion], but in action and in truth [in practice and in sincerity, because practical acts of love are more than words].
My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
Little children, we must stop loving in word and in tongue, but instead lovelove">[fn] in actionwork">[fn] and in truth.Ezekiel 33:31; Romans 12:9; Ephesians 4:15; James 2:15; 1 Peter 1:22;">[xr]
My sons, let us not love one another in words and in tongue, but in works and in truth.
My children, let us not love one another in words and in tongue, but in acts and in truth.
My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie.
[My] little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
My beloved children, let us love not in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Dear children, let us not love in words only nor with the lips, but in deed and in truth.
Mi litle sones, loue we not in word, nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe.
[My] Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
My children, let us not love with words or in talk only. Let us love by what we do and in truth.
Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.
Dear children! Let us not be loving in word, nor yet with the tongue, but in deed and truth.
My little children, let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth.
My babes let vs not love in worde nether in tonge: but with dede and in veritie:
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in work and in truth!
My litle children, let vs not loue with worde nether with tonge, but with ye dede, and with the trueth.
my dear children, let not our love be only in the language of our lips, but in the real effects of the heart.
A cowboy's love isn't all talk and no walk. Our love is true and can be seen in everything we do.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.
Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.
King James Version (1611)
My little children, let vs not loue in word, neither in tongue, but indeede and in trueth.
My little children, let vs not loue in word, neither in tongue, but indeede and in trueth.
King James Version
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
English Standard Version
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
New American Standard Bible
Little children, let's not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
Little children, let's not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
New Century Version
My children, we should love people not only with words and talk, but by our actions and true caring.
My children, we should love people not only with words and talk, but by our actions and true caring.
THE MESSAGE
My dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love. This is the only way we'll know we're living truly, living in God's reality. It's also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
My dear children, let's not just talk about love; let's practice real love. This is the only way we'll know we're living truly, living in God's reality. It's also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
Berean Standard Bible
Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
Contemporary English Version
Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it.
Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it.
Complete Jewish Bible
Children, let us love not with words and talk, but with actions and in reality!
Children, let us love not with words and talk, but with actions and in reality!
Darby Translation
Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Easy-to-Read Version
My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.
My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.
Geneva Bible (1587)
My litle children, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue onely, but in deede and in trueth.
My litle children, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue onely, but in deede and in trueth.
George Lamsa Translation
My children, let us not love one another in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
My children, let us not love one another in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Good News Translation
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
Lexham English Bible
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
Literal Translation
My little children, let us not love in word, or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
My little children, let us not love in word, or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Amplified Bible
Little children (believers, dear ones), let us not love [merely in theory] with word or with tongue [giving lip service to compassion], but in action and in truth [in practice and in sincerity, because practical acts of love are more than words].
Little children (believers, dear ones), let us not love [merely in theory] with word or with tongue [giving lip service to compassion], but in action and in truth [in practice and in sincerity, because practical acts of love are more than words].
American Standard Version
My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
Bible in Basic English
My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
Hebrew Names Version
My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
International Standard Version
Little children, we must stop loving in word and in tongue, but instead lovelove">[fn] in actionwork">[fn] and in truth.Ezekiel 33:31; Romans 12:9; Ephesians 4:15; James 2:15; 1 Peter 1:22;">[xr]
Little children, we must stop loving in word and in tongue, but instead lovelove">[fn] in actionwork">[fn] and in truth.Ezekiel 33:31; Romans 12:9; Ephesians 4:15; James 2:15; 1 Peter 1:22;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
My sons, let us not love one another in words and in tongue, but in works and in truth.
My sons, let us not love one another in words and in tongue, but in works and in truth.
Murdock Translation
My children, let us not love one another in words and in tongue, but in acts and in truth.
My children, let us not love one another in words and in tongue, but in acts and in truth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie.
My babes, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue: but in deede and in veritie.
English Revised Version
[My] little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
[My] little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
World English Bible
My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
My beloved children, let us love not in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
My beloved children, let us love not in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Weymouth's New Testament
Dear children, let us not love in words only nor with the lips, but in deed and in truth.
Dear children, let us not love in words only nor with the lips, but in deed and in truth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Mi litle sones, loue we not in word, nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe.
Mi litle sones, loue we not in word, nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe.
Update Bible Version
[My] Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
[My] Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
Webster's Bible Translation
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
New English Translation
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.
New King James Version
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
New Living Translation
Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.
New Life Bible
My children, let us not love with words or in talk only. Let us love by what we do and in truth.
My children, let us not love with words or in talk only. Let us love by what we do and in truth.
New Revised Standard
Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.
Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Dear children! Let us not be loving in word, nor yet with the tongue, but in deed and truth.
Dear children! Let us not be loving in word, nor yet with the tongue, but in deed and truth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
My little children, let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
My little children, let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Revised Standard Version
Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth.
Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
My babes let vs not love in worde nether in tonge: but with dede and in veritie:
My babes let vs not love in worde nether in tonge: but with dede and in veritie:
Young's Literal Translation
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
My litle children, let vs not loue with worde nether with tonge, but with ye dede, and with the trueth.
My litle children, let vs not loue with worde nether with tonge, but with ye dede, and with the trueth.
Mace New Testament (1729)
my dear children, let not our love be only in the language of our lips, but in the real effects of the heart.
my dear children, let not our love be only in the language of our lips, but in the real effects of the heart.
Simplified Cowboy Version
A cowboy's love isn't all talk and no walk. Our love is true and can be seen in everything we do.
A cowboy's love isn't all talk and no walk. Our love is true and can be seen in everything we do.
Contextual Overview
14We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death. 14 Wee know that wee haue passed from death vnto life, because wee loue the brethren: he that loueth not his brother, abideth in death. 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death. 14 We know we have left death and have come into life because we love each other. Whoever does not love is still dead. 14The way we know we've been transferred from death to life is that we love our brothers and sisters. Anyone who doesn't love is as good as dead. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know very well that eternal life and murder don't go together. 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. 14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 14 Our love for each other proves that we have gone from death to life. But if you don't love each other, you are still under the power of death.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
My: 1 John 2:1
let: Exodus 33:21, Matthew 25:41-45, Romans 12:9, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Galatians 5:13, Galatians 6:1, Galatians 6:2, Ephesians 4:1-3, Ephesians 4:15, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, James 2:15, James 2:16, 1 Peter 1:22
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 10:19 - General Judges 19:20 - let all thy wants Ruth 2:16 - General 2 Chronicles 28:15 - clothed Job 31:19 - General Proverbs 3:9 - General Proverbs 19:7 - yet Isaiah 32:17 - quietness Isaiah 58:7 - to deal Ezekiel 33:31 - for with Luke 7:5 - and Luke 7:47 - she Luke 10:27 - and thy John 14:21 - that hath John 19:27 - took Acts 9:39 - and showing Acts 16:34 - when Romans 15:18 - by word 1 Corinthians 5:8 - but 2 Corinthians 6:6 - love 2 Corinthians 6:13 - I speak Philippians 4:8 - are true Colossians 3:17 - in word 2 Thessalonians 2:17 - in Hebrews 6:10 - work Hebrews 10:24 - love James 3:17 - hypocrisy 1 Peter 3:8 - love as brethren 1 John 4:21 - General 2 John 1:1 - whom 3 John 1:1 - whom
Cross-References
Genesis 3:14
The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above every animal of the field. On your belly shall you go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above every animal of the field. On your belly shall you go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis 3:14
Then Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you will be cursed more than any domesticated animal and more than any wild animal. On your belly you shall go and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
Then Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you will be cursed more than any domesticated animal and more than any wild animal. On your belly you shall go and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:14
The Lord God said to the snake, "Because you did this, a curse will be put on you. You will be cursed as no other animal, tame or wild, will ever be. You will crawl on your stomach, and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
The Lord God said to the snake, "Because you did this, a curse will be put on you. You will be cursed as no other animal, tame or wild, will ever be. You will crawl on your stomach, and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:14
The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all the wild beasts and all the living creatures of the field! On your belly you will crawl and dust you will eat all the days of your life.
The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all the wild beasts and all the living creatures of the field! On your belly you will crawl and dust you will eat all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:14
The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all the cattle, And more than any animal of the field; On your belly you shall go, And dust you shall eat All the days of your life.
The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all the cattle, And more than any animal of the field; On your belly you shall go, And dust you shall eat All the days of your life.
Genesis 3:14
Then the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all the livestock, And more than any animal of the field; On your belly you shall go, And dust you shall eat All the days of your life;
Then the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all the livestock, And more than any animal of the field; On your belly you shall go, And dust you shall eat All the days of your life;
Genesis 3:14
Then the Lord God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattell, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou goe, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy life.
Then the Lord God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattell, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou goe, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy life.
Genesis 3:14
And Yahweh God said to the serpent,"Because you have done this,Cursed are you more than any of the cattle,And more than every beast of the field;On your belly you will go,And dust you will eatAll the days of your life;
And Yahweh God said to the serpent,"Because you have done this,Cursed are you more than any of the cattle,And more than every beast of the field;On your belly you will go,And dust you will eatAll the days of your life;
Genesis 3:14
So the Lord God said to the snake: "Because of what you have done, you will be the only animal to suffer this curse— For as long as you live, you will crawl on your stomach and eat dirt.
So the Lord God said to the snake: "Because of what you have done, you will be the only animal to suffer this curse— For as long as you live, you will crawl on your stomach and eat dirt.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue,.... Which though it holds good of love to God, and to Jesus Christ, yet here is to be understood of love to the brethren, as the context shows; and so the Syriac version reads, "let us not love one another in word", c. that is, without the heart, or with a double heart speaking one thing with the lip, and designing another thing in the heart; speaking peaceably with the mouth, and with the heart laying wait; or we should not love in this manner "only"; and so the Arabic version of De Dieu adds. It is very lawful, and right to express our love to one another, and to all men in words, to give good words, and use courteous language, and speak in a kind, tender, and affectionate manner, and especially to persons in distress; but this should not be all, it will be of no avail to say to such, be warmed and filled, and give them nothing but these good words, nothing to warm and fill them with; see James 2:15;
but in deed and in truth; for true love is a laborious and operative grace, hence we read of the work and labour of love; it shows itself by the saints serving one another, in spirituals; as by bearing one another's burdens, forbearing with, and forgiving one another, praying for each other, and building up one another on their most holy faith; exhorting each other to the duties of religion, and not suffering sins upon one another, but admonish in love, and restore with meekness; and in temporals, distributing to the necessities of the saints, ministering: to them of their worldly substance, and supplying their daily wants: and this is loving "in deed", or "in work"; this is actual love, love in fact, and what is apparent and evident: and it is "in truth", when it is in reality, and not in show only; and when it is cordially and heartily done, with cheerfulness, and without grudging.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue - By mere profession; by merely sayinG that we love each other. See 1 Peter 1:22.
But in deed and in truth - In such acts as shall show that our professed love is sincere and real. Let us do the deed of love, whether anything is said about it or not. See the notes at Matthew 6:3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 18. My little children — τεκνιαμου, My beloved children, let us not love in word-in merely allowing the general doctrine of love to God and man to be just and right;
Neither in tongue — In making professions of love, and of a charitable and humane disposition, and resting there; but in deed- by humane and merciful acts;
And in truth. — Feeling the disposition of which we speak. There is a good saying in Yalcut Rubeni, fol. 145, 4, on this point: "If love consisted in word only, then love ceaseth as soon as the word is pronounced. Such was the love between Balak and Balaam. But if love consisteth not in word, it cannot be dissolved; such was the love of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the rest of the patriarchs which were before them."
