1 John 3:18
Dear children! Let us not be loving in word, nor yet with the tongue, but in deed and truth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
19Hereby, shall we get to know, that, of the truth, we are, and, before him, shall persuade our heart;
Cross References
Exodus 33:21And Yahweh, said, Lo! a place near me,—So then thou shalt station thyself upon the rock:
Matthew 25:41Then, will he say unto those also, on his left hand: Depart ye from me, accursed ones! Into the age-abiding fire, which hath been prepared for the adversary and his messengers;
Romans 12:9Your love, [be] without hypocrisy,—loathing that which is wicked, cleaving to that which is good;
Galatians 5:13For, ye, on a footing of freedom, were called, brethren,—only, [turn] not your freedom into an occasion to the flesh, but, by means of your love, be serving one another;
Ephesians 4:1I exhort you, therefore, I, the prisoner in the Lord, to walk in a manner worthy of the calling wherewith ye were called:—
1 Thessalonians 1:3Unceasingly, remembering—your work of faith and labour of love and endurance of hope, of 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 →