1 JOHN 3:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 3
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth — the contrast between word (logos) and deed (ergon), talk (glōssa) and truth (aletheia) emphasizes concrete action. Love proves itself through material sacrifice, not mere verbalization. Truth-love is incarnate in action.
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