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1 John 3:18 KJV
1 John · chapter 3 · verse 18
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.1 John 3:18 · King James Version
1 John 3:18 in context
16Hereby 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.
17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Commentary
Cross references
- James 2:15-16
- Romans 12:9
- 1 Peter 1:22
- Galatians 5:13
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
- Galatians 6:1-2
- Ephesians 4:1-3
- Matthew 25:41-45
Key words (Strong's)
- childrentekniona little child, in the NT used as a term of kindly address by teachers to their disciplesG5040 →
- tongueglōssathe tongue, a member of the body, an organ of speech, a tongue, the language or dialect…G1100 →
- truthalētheiaobjectively, what is true in any matter under consideration, truly, in truth, according…G225 →
- loveagapaōof persons, to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly, of things, to be…G25 →
- wordlogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- deedergonbusiness, employment, that which any one is occupied, that which one undertakes to do…G2041 →
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The beloved apostle can scarcely touch upon the mention of sacred love, but he must enlarge upon the enforcement of it, as here he does by divers arguments and incentives thereto; as, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-19