New International Version. Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, ...

18 Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. 19 Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so ...

1 John 3:18-20. 18Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 19This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and ...

We know that the truth lives within us because we demonstrate love in action, which will reassure our hearts in his presence.

1 John 3:18-20 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we ...

What does 1 John 3:18 mean? Following his application in verse 17, John summarizes the need for Christians to act on love, not just think about it.

1 John 3:18-20. My beloved children, let us not love merely in word or in tongue — Contenting ourselves with complimental expressions of regard, ...

Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts ...