1 John 3:18
My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
In Context
19And by this we know that we are of the truth; and we shall have our hearts at rest before him:
Cross References
Matthew 25:41Then will he say to those on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
Romans 12:9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good;
Galatians 5:13For you have been called to freedom, brethren: only use not your freedom as an occasion for the flesh, but become servants to one another, through love.
Ephesians 4:1I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called;
1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering unceasingly your work, which is the result of faith, your labor, the cause of which is love, and your patience, which springs from your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of our God and Father:
Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:15-20
Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 80.) 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. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from… Read the whole commentary →