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1 John 3:18 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 John 3:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 3:1812 words
GreekMeaning
ΤεκνίαTeknia
Little childrennounG5040
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἀγαπῶμενagapōmen
we may loveverbG25
λόγῳlogō
in wordnounG3056
μηδὲmēde
norwordG3366
τῇ
thearticleG3588
γλώσσῃglōssē
in tonguenounG1100
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἔργῳergō
actionnounG2041
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀληθείᾳalētheia
in truthnounG225
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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