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1 Yohanes 3:18
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Anak-anakku, marilah kita mengasihi bukan dengan perkataan atau dengan lidah, tetapi dengan perbuatan dan dalam kebenaran.
Anak-anakku, marilah kita mengasihi bukan dengan perkataan atau dengan lidah, tetapi dengan perbuatan dan dalam kebenaran.
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
My: 1 John 2:1
let: Exodus 33:21, Matthew 25:41-45, Romans 12:9, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Galatians 5:13, Galatians 6:1, Galatians 6:2, Ephesians 4:1-3, Ephesians 4:15, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, James 2:15, James 2:16, 1 Peter 1:22
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 10:19 - General Judges 19:20 - let all thy wants Ruth 2:16 - General 2 Chronicles 28:15 - clothed Job 31:19 - General Proverbs 3:9 - General Proverbs 19:7 - yet Isaiah 32:17 - quietness Isaiah 58:7 - to deal Ezekiel 33:31 - for with Luke 7:5 - and Luke 7:47 - she Luke 10:27 - and thy John 14:21 - that hath John 19:27 - took Acts 9:39 - and showing Acts 16:34 - when Romans 15:18 - by word 1 Corinthians 5:8 - but 2 Corinthians 6:6 - love 2 Corinthians 6:13 - I speak Philippians 4:8 - are true Colossians 3:17 - in word 2 Thessalonians 2:17 - in Hebrews 6:10 - work Hebrews 10:24 - love James 3:17 - hypocrisy 1 Peter 3:8 - love as brethren 1 John 4:21 - General 2 John 1:1 - whom 3 John 1:1 - whom
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue,.... Which though it holds good of love to God, and to Jesus Christ, yet here is to be understood of love to the brethren, as the context shows; and so the Syriac version reads, "let us not love one another in word", c. that is, without the heart, or with a double heart speaking one thing with the lip, and designing another thing in the heart; speaking peaceably with the mouth, and with the heart laying wait; or we should not love in this manner "only"; and so the Arabic version of De Dieu adds. It is very lawful, and right to express our love to one another, and to all men in words, to give good words, and use courteous language, and speak in a kind, tender, and affectionate manner, and especially to persons in distress; but this should not be all, it will be of no avail to say to such, be warmed and filled, and give them nothing but these good words, nothing to warm and fill them with; see James 2:15;
but in deed and in truth; for true love is a laborious and operative grace, hence we read of the work and labour of love; it shows itself by the saints serving one another, in spirituals; as by bearing one another's burdens, forbearing with, and forgiving one another, praying for each other, and building up one another on their most holy faith; exhorting each other to the duties of religion, and not suffering sins upon one another, but admonish in love, and restore with meekness; and in temporals, distributing to the necessities of the saints, ministering: to them of their worldly substance, and supplying their daily wants: and this is loving "in deed", or "in work"; this is actual love, love in fact, and what is apparent and evident: and it is "in truth", when it is in reality, and not in show only; and when it is cordially and heartily done, with cheerfulness, and without grudging.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue - By mere profession; by merely sayinG that we love each other. See 1 Peter 1:22.
But in deed and in truth - In such acts as shall show that our professed love is sincere and real. Let us do the deed of love, whether anything is said about it or not. See the notes at Matthew 6:3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 18. My little children — τεκνιαμου, My beloved children, let us not love in word-in merely allowing the general doctrine of love to God and man to be just and right;
Neither in tongue — In making professions of love, and of a charitable and humane disposition, and resting there; but in deed- by humane and merciful acts;
And in truth. — Feeling the disposition of which we speak. There is a good saying in Yalcut Rubeni, fol. 145, 4, on this point: "If love consisted in word only, then love ceaseth as soon as the word is pronounced. Such was the love between Balak and Balaam. But if love consisteth not in word, it cannot be dissolved; such was the love of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the rest of the patriarchs which were before them."