Verse Comparison: 1 John 3:18
American Standard Version
`My' Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
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).
Contemporary English Version
Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it.
Darby English Version
Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Good News Bible
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
International Standard Version
Little children, we must stop loving in word and in tongue, but instead love in action and in truth.
King James Version
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
New American Standard Bible
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
New International Version
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
New King James Version
My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
Young's Literal Translation
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!