And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand upon a rock:
1 John 3:18 - King James 2000 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth. Common English Bible Little children, let’s not love with words or speech but with action and truth. Catholic Public Domain Version My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth. |
And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand upon a rock:
And they come unto you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
For, brethren, you have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, even Christ:
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto sincere love of the brethren, see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently:
My little children, these things write I unto you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;