1 John 3:18
Dear friends, let's not just say we love with words, but show our love in what we do and how we demonstrate the truth.
Free Bible 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
Cross References
Exodus 33:21“Come here and stand by me on this rock,” the Lord went on,
Matthew 25:41He'll also say to those on his left, ‘Go away from me, you who are doomed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels!
Romans 12:9Love must be genuine. Hate what is evil; hold on tightly to what is good.
Galatians 5:13You, my brothers and sisters, were called to freedom! Just don't use your freedom as an excuse to indulge your sinful human nature—instead serve one another in love.
Ephesians 4:1So I—this prisoner in the Lord—am encouraging you to make sure you live according to the principles to which you were called.
1 Thessalonians 1:3We remember you before our God and Father—how you put your trust in him into practice, how you work hard in love, and how you patiently wait in the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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 →