1 John 3:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁸ My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and 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, and thou shalt stand upon the rock:

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

Luke 7:5

for he loveth our nation, and himself built us our synagogue.

John 17:19

And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.

Romans 12:9

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Galatians 5:13

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Ephesians 4:15

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, which is the head, even Christ;

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labour of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

1 Peter 1:22

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

1 John 2:1

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

1 John 3:7

My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

2 John 1:1

The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that know the truth;

3 John 1:1

The elder unto Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.