1 John 3:18

1 John 3:18
My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

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Deuteronomy 15:11
For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

Job 31:19
If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

Proverbs 14:31
He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

Proverbs 21:13
He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

Matthew 25:37
Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you?

Matthew 25:38
And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you?

Matthew 25:39
And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you?

Matthew 26:11
For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

Acts 9:39
And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

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Judges 16:15
And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.

Psalms 32:2
Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

John 13:17
If these things are clear to you, happy are you if you do them.

John 14:15
If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.

John 14:23
Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

John 15:14
You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.

Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do, in word or in act, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving praise to God the Father through him.

James 1:22
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.

1 John 5:2
In this way, we are certain that we have love for the children of God, when we have love for God and keep his laws.

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John 21:15
Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.

John 21:16
Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus.

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1 Corinthians 4:14
I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.

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1 Corinthians 4:15
For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.

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Romans 12:19
Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.

1 Corinthians 13:5
Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;

1 Corinthians 13:6
It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true;

1 Corinthians 13:7
Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.

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Romans 12:13
Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.

2 Corinthians 8:5
And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

2 Corinthians 8:6
So that we made a request to Titus that, as he had made a start before, so he might make this grace complete in you.

2 Corinthians 9:13
For when, through this work of giving, they see what you are, they give glory to God for the way in which you have given yourselves to the good news of Christ, and for the wealth of your giving to them and to all;

2 Corinthians 9:14
While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.

Galatians 6:10
So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

Colossians 1:23
If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

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Philippians 1:9
And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

1 Thessalonians 3:12
And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;

1 Thessalonians 4:10
And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;

1 Peter 2:17
Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.

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Luke 6:36
Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.

Luke 10:31
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.

Galatians 6:2
Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.

Ephesians 5:2
And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.

1 Peter 1:23
Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.

1 John 1:6
If we say we are joined to him, and are walking still in the dark, our words are false and our acts are untrue:

1 John 2:8
Again, I give you a new law, which is true in him and in you; for the night is near its end and the true light is even now shining out.

1 John 2:13
I am writing to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil One. I have sent a letter to you, children, because you have knowledge of the Father.

1 John 2:29
If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.

1 John 3:6
Anyone who is in him does no sin; anyone who is a sinner has not seen him and has no knowledge of him.

1 John 3:8
The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One.

1 John 3:9
Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.

1 John 4:8
He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love.

1 John 4:9
And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.

1 John 4:17
In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.

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1 John 3:11
Because this is the word which was given to you from the first, that we are to have love for one another;

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3 John 1:1
I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.

3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

3 John 1:7
For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

3 John 1:8
So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.

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