We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [a] his brother abides in death.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

11 For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his ...

Whoever does not love abides in death. 15All who hate a brother or sister * are murderers, and you know that murderers do not have eternal life abiding in them.

1 John 3:11 “For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” King James Version (KJV)

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.

Children of God. 1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not ...

1 John 3:18 ... “My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.” King James Version (KJV).