1 John 3:18
Little children, let us love with divine love not in word, nor in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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 in this we shall know that we are of the truth, and we shall assure our hearts before him;
Cross References
Matthew 25:41Then will He also say unto those on the left, Depart from me, ye cursed, into eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels.
Romans 12:9Let love be free from hypocrisy. Abhorring the evil, cleaving to the good:
Galatians 5:13For you were called unto liberty, brethren; only use not the liberty unto an occasion to the flesh, but through divine love serve one another.
Ephesians 4:1Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling with which you are called,
1 Thessalonians 1:3incessantly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God even 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 →