1 John 3:18 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Dear children, we must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

DBY:

Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.

ERV:

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

WEY:

Dear children, let us not love in words only nor with the lips, but in deed and in truth.

WBS:

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

WEB:

My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

YLT:

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

1 John 3:18 Cross References

XREF:

1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

1 John 3:7 Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;

2 John 1:1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth,

3 John 1:1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:18 {18} My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
(18) Christian charity stands not in word but in deed, and proceeds from a sincere affection.

PNT:

3:18 Let us not love in word. Our love must not show itself in empty professions.

WES:

3:18 Not in word - Only. But in deed - In action: not in tongue by empty professions, but in truth.

MHC:

3:16-21 Here is the condescension, the miracle, the mystery of Divine love, that God would redeem the church with his own blood. Surely we should love those whom God has loved, and so loved. The Holy Spirit, grieved at selfishness, will leave the selfish heart without comfort, and full of darkness and terror. By what can it be known that a man has a true sense of the love of Christ for perishing sinners, or that the love of God has been planted in his heart by the Holy Spirit, if the love of the world and its good overcomes the feelings of compassion to a perishing brother? Every instance of this selfishness must weaken the evidences of a man's conversion; when habitual and allowed, it must decide against him. If conscience condemn us in known sin, or the neglect of known duty, God does so too. Let conscience therefore be well-informed, be heard, and diligently attended to.

CONC:

Act Actions Dear Deed Faith Let's Lips Love Speech Tongue Truth

Act Actions Children Dear Deed Faith Good Lips Little Speech Tongue Truth Word Words

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