My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
WEB
Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
YLT
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
DBT
Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament1 John — The aged apostle writes to churches in Asia Minor facing docetic teachers who deny the incarnation. Three tests interweave through five short chapters: walk in the light, love the brethren, confess Jesus come in the flesh.
- Author
- The apostle John — same author as the Gospel of John and 2/3 John; early church unanimous
- Date
- Late 1st century, c. AD 85–95, likely written from Ephesus