1 John 3:18
My dear children, let us not love in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth;
Thomas Haweis 1795 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 hereby we know that we are of the truth, and in his presence have this persuasion in our hearts.
Cross References
Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Romans 12:9Let love be undissembled. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Galatians 5:13For ye have been called unto liberty, brethren; only use not that liberty as a pretext for carnality, but in love be subject one to another.
Ephesians 4:1I THEN, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation with which ye are called,
1 Thessalonians 1:3without ceasing calling to mind your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before 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 →