1 John 3:18
My children, let us not love in word nor in talk, but in deed and in truth.
Montgomery 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
19By this we shall come to know that we are really of the truth,
Cross References
Matthew 25:41"Then he will say to those also at his left hand. ‘Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
Romans 12:9Let love be without insincerity. Abhor what is evil; wed yourselves to what is good.
Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called for freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for self-indulgence, but in love enslave yourselves to one another.
Ephesians 4:1I summon you then, I the prisoner in the Lord, to live lives worthy of the calling to which you were called.
1 Thessalonians 1:3as I call to mind your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of 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 →