1 John 3:18 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech but in deed and in truth (in practice and in sincerity).

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech but in deed and in truth (in practice and in sincerity).

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.

English EASY 2024

My little children, we should not show love for each other only by what we say. We should also show true love by the things that we do.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

My children, our love should not be only words and talk. No, our love must be real. We must show our love by the things we do.

Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Dear children, we must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Little children, we must not love in word or speech, but in deed and truth;

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

My little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

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

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

English NLT

Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Beloved children, our love can’t be an abstract theory we only talk about, but a way of life demonstrated through our loving deeds.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Little children, let us not love in word or speech but in deed and in truth.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Little children, let us stop just saying we love people; let us really love them, and show it by our actions.

English Tyndale 1537

My babes,(little children) let us not love in word, neither in(nor with the) tongue: but with (the) deed, and in verity:(of a truth)

1 John 3:18 — Compare Translations