1 John 3:18
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
γλῶσσα
in tongue
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γλῶσσα
Tongue, language. Glossa. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. The tongue is the smallest member but sets the whole course of a life. Use it for life.
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ἔργον
action
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ἔργον
Work, deed, act. Ergon. We are His workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. Good works are not the root of salvation. They are the fruit of it.
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τεκνίον
Little children
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τεκνίον
an infant, i.e. (plural figuratively) darlings (Christian converts)
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μηδέ
nor
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μηδέ
but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
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