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16 The way that we have come to know love is through his having laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers! 17 If someone has worldly possessions and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how can he be loving God? 18 Children, let us love not with words and talk, but with actions and in reality!
Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action
18My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth
James 2:18
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds,r and I will show you my faith by my deeds.t
John 13:34
34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
John 13:35
35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Romans 12:10
10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves
45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
Genuine love is evidenced not by empty words (λόγῳ…τῇ γλώσσῃ, “in word…in speech,” hendiadys), but by actual deeds (ἐν ἔργῳ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ, “in deed and truth,”
