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1 John 3:18

18 Dear children,f let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.g

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1 John 3:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

1 John 3:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

1 John 3:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.

1 John 3:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

1 John 3:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 My children, we should love people not only with words and talk, but by our actions and true caring.

1 John 3:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

1 John 3:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.

1 John 3:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 Dear children, we must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words. 

1 John 3:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action.

1 John 3:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

1 John 3:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

1 John 3:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 Dear children, don’t just talk about love. Put your love into action. Then it will truly be love.

1 John 3:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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


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