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1 John 3:18–19

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18Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth.

19By this we shall know that we are of the truth, and reassure our hearts before him

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1 John 3:18: Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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 at rest in his presence:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.

This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts before him

NLTNew Living Translation

Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. By this we know that we are of the truth and will convince our heart before him,

KJV 1900King James Version

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.