1 John 3:18
My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
19In this way, we will know that we are of the truth, and we will commend our hearts in his sight.
Cross References
Exodus 33:21And again, he said: “Behold, there is a place with me, and you shall stand upon the rock.
Matthew 25:41Then he shall also say, to those who will be on his left: ‘Depart from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels.
Romans 12:9Let love be without falseness: hating evil, clinging to what is good,
Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, have been called to liberty. Only you must not make liberty into an occasion for the flesh, but instead, serve one another through the charity of the Spirit.
Ephesians 4:1And so, as a prisoner in the Lord, I beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the vocation to which you have been called:
1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering your work of faith, and hardship, and charity, and enduring hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ, before God our 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 →