Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
World English Bible (WEB)
My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
Strong's King James
My{G3450} little children{G5040}, let us{G25} not{G3361} love{G25}{(G5725)} in word{G3056}, neither{G3366} in tongue{G1100}; but{G235} in deed{G2041} and{G2532} in truth{G225}.
The F.O.G *
Little children, let us not love (agape) by word (logos) or tongue alone, but rather in deed and truth.
The F.O.G Message *
Beloved children, let true love be expressed not merely in words or lip service, but through real actions.
Young's Literal Translation
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in work and in truth!
