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1 John 3:18-20
New Catholic Bible
1 John 3:18-20
New Catholic Bible
18 Dear children,
let us love not in word or speech
but in deed and truth.[a]
19 This is how we know
that we belong to the truth
and reassure our hearts in his presence
20 even if our hearts experience a sense of guilt.
For God is greater than our hearts,
and he knows everything.
Footnotes
- 1 John 3:18 Like James, John insists on the value of good works. Love is not a mere matter of lip service; it must be seen and known in actions. Beautiful words are meaningless if they are not accompanied by good deeds.