1 John 3:18
My dear children, let us not love in word or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth
Family 35 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
19—yes, by this we know that we are of the Truth and may put our hearts at ease in His presence,
Cross References
Matthew 25:41“Then He will also say to those on His left: ‘Go away from me, you accursed ones, into the eternal fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels.
Romans 12:9Love is to be genuine: abhorring the malignant; clinging to the good;
Galatians 5:13Now you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not use that freedom as an opening for the flesh, but slave for one another through love.
Ephesians 4:1So then, as the prisoner in the Lord I urge you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
1 Thessalonians 1:3continually remembering before our God and Father your work for the Faith and your labor coming from the Love and your perseverance based on the Hope, our Lord Jesus Christ being their source,
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 →