1 John 3:18

1 John 3:18 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

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

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

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

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

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

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

18Little 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].

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

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

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