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Read & copy the quotation
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
- Date
- 1611
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “My little children, let us not love in…”
Love is measured by conduct rather than verbal display, making practical help and truthful action more important than affectionate claims alone.
Where does it come from?
1 John 3:18 in the King James Version, following a contrast between having resources and closing oneself to another person’s need.
