1John 3:18

FBV

Dear friends, let's not just say we love with words, but show our love in what we do and how we demonstrate the truth.

Sentiment:
Weakly Positive(0.726180651)

FBV - Free Bible Version

Dear friends, let's not just say we love with words, but show our love in what we do and how we demonstrate the truth.

Sentiment:
Weakly Positive(0.726180651)
        

Others Bible versions

Little children (believers, dear ones), let us not love [merely in theory] with word or with tongue [giving lip service to compassion], but in action and in truth [in practice and in sincerity, because practical acts of love are more than words].

AMP - Amplified Bible

Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech but in deed and in truth (in practice and in sincerity).

AMPC - Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

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

ASV - American Standard Version

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

CSB - Christian Standard Bible

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

DARBY - Darbys Translation 1890

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

ESV - English Standard Version 2016

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

HCSB - Holman Christian Standard Bible

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

JUB - Jubilee Bible

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

KJV - King James Version

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

KJVAAE - King James Version with Apocrypha, American Edition

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

KJVAE - King James Version, American Edition

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

LEB - Lexham English Bible

My little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

MEV - Modern English Version

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

NASB1995 - New American Standard Bible - 1995

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

NASB2020 - New American Standard Bible

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

NET - New English Translation

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

NIV - New International Version

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

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

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

RV1885 - Revised Version 1885

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

RV1895 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1885, 1895

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

YLT98 - Youngs Literal Translation 1898

Context - FBV

1John 3:17

If one of you is living well in this world and you see your Christian brother or sister in need, but you don't show compassion—how can God's love be living in you?

Sentiment: Strongly Negative(0.192551086)
1John 3:18

Dear friends, let's not just say we love with words, but show our love in what we do and how we demonstrate the truth.

Sentiment: Weakly Positive(0.726180651)
1John 3:19

This is how we will know that we belong to the truth, and how we will set our minds at rest before God

Sentiment: Weakly Positive(0.681234648)

Cross Reference - FBV