1 John 3:18 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁸ Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech but in deed and in truth (in practice and in sincerity).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Little children, let’s not love with words or speech but with action and truth.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.

1 John 3:18 Cross References

Exodus 33:21

And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand upon the rock;

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with their lips they show much love, but their heart is set on their gain.

Luke 7:5

for he loves our nation, and he built us our synagogue.”

John 17:19

And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated in truth.

Romans 12:9

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good;

Galatians 5:13

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one another.

Ephesians 4:15

Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren, love one another earnestly from the heart.

1 John 2:1

My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;

1 John 3:7

Little children, let no one deceive you. He who does right is righteous, as he is righteous.

2 John 1:1

The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the 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 the truth.