“My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.”
— WEB
1 John 3:18
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
— KJV
“[My] Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.”
— ASV
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Commentary
When the venerable John could no longer walk to the meetings of the Church but was borne thither by his disciples, he always uttered the same address to the Church; he reminded them of that one commandment which he had received from Christ Himself, as comprising all the rest, and forming the distinction of the new covenant, "My little children, love one another." When the brethren present, wearied of hearing the same thing so often, asked why he always repeated the same thing, he replied, "Because it is the commandment of the Lord, and if this one thing be attained, it is enough" [JEROME]. in word--Greek, "with word . . . with tongue, but in deed and truth."
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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