1 John 3:18

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

My babes let vs not love in worde nether in tonge: but with dede and in veritie:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τεκνία μου, μὴ ἀγαπῶμεν λόγῳ, μηδὲ γλώσσῃ· ἀλλʼ ἔργῳ καὶ ἀληθείᾳ.

Transliteration

Teknia of me, not agapōmen logō, nor glōssē; but ergō and alētheia.

Grammar Details

• *Teknia*: vocative, neuter, plural - little children
• *agapōmen*: present active subjunctive, 1st plural - let us love
• *logō*: dative, masculine, singular - with word
• *glōssē*: dative, feminine, singular - with tongue
• *ergō*: dative, neuter, singular - with deed
• *alētheia*: dative, feminine, singular - with truth

Word Meanings

• *Teknia*: little children/dear children
• *agapōmen*: let us love/cherish
• *logō*: word/speech/statement
• *glōssē*: tongue/language
• *ergō*: deed/action/work
• *alētheia*: truth/reality

Referenced Verses

• Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be wt out dissimulacion. Hate that which is evyll and cleave vnto that which is good.
• Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of dayly fode 16 and one of you saye vnto them: Departe in peace God sende you warmnes and fode: not withstondinge ye geve the not tho thynges which are nedfull to the body: what helpeth it the?
• Matt 25:41-45 : 41 Then shall the kynge saye vnto them that shalbe on the lyfte hande: departe from me ye coursed into everlastinge fire which is prepared for the devyll and his angels. 42 For I was an hungred and ye gave me no meate. I thursted and ye gave me no drinke. 43 I was herbourlesse and ye lodged me not. I was naked and ye clothed me not. I was sicke and in preson and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answere him sayinge: master when sawe we the an hungred or a thurst or herbourlesse or naked or sicke or in preson and did not ministre vnto the? 45 Then shall he answere the and saye: Verely I saye vnto you in as moche as ye did it not to one of ye leest of these ye did it not to me.
• 1 Cor 13:4-7 : 4 Love suffreth longe and is corteous. Love envieth not. Love doth not frowardly swelleth not dealeth 5 not dishonestly seketh not her awne is not provoked to anger thynketh not evyll 6 reioyseth not in iniquite: but reioyseth in ye trueth 7 suffreth all thynge beleveth all thynges hopeth all thynges endureth in all thynges.
• Gal 5:13 : 13 Brethre ye were called in to (libertie) only let not youre libertie be an occasion vnto the flesshe but in love serve one another.
• Gal 6:1-2 : 1 Brethren yf eny ma be fallen by chauce into eny faute: ye which are spirituall helpe to amende him in the sprete of meknes: consyderynge thy silfe lest thou also be tempted. 2 Beare ye one anothers burthe and so fulfill the lawe of Christ.
• Eph 4:1-3 : 1 I therfore which am in bondes for the LORdes sake exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocacion wherwith ye are called 2 in all humblenes of mynde and meknes and longe sufferynge forbearinge one another thorowe love 3 and that ye be dyliget to kepe ye vnitie of ye sprete in the bonde of peace
• Eph 4:15 : 15 But let vs folowe the trueth in loue and in all thynges growe in him which is the heed that ys to saye Christ
• 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 And for as moche as ye have purified youre soules thorowe the sprete in obeyinge the trueth for to love brotherly withouten saynynge se that ye love one another with a pure hert fervently:
• 1 John 2:1 : 1 My lytell children these thynges write I vnto you that ye synne not: yf eny man synne yet we have an advocate with ye father Iesus Christ which is righteous:
• 2 John 1:1- : 1 ¶ The elder to the electe lady and her chyldren which I love in the trueth: and not I only but also all that have knowe the trueth 2 for the truthes sake which dwelleth in vs and shalbe in vs for ever. 3 With you be grace mercy and peace from God ye father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ the sonne of the father in trueth and love. 4 I reioysed greatly that I founde of thy chyldre walkinge in trouth as we have receaved a commaundement of the father. 5 And nowe beseche I the lady not as though I wrote a newe commaundement vnto the but that same which we had fro the begynninge that we shuld love one another. 6 And this is the love that we shulde walke after his commaundementes. This commaundement is (that as ye have hearde from the begynninge) ye shuld walke in it. 7 For many deceavers are entred in to the worlde which confesse not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesshe. This is a deceaver and an Antichrist. 8 Loke on youre selves that we loose not that we have wrought: but that we maye have a full rewarde. 9 Whosoever transgresseth and bydeth not in the doctrine of Christ hath not God. He yt endureth in the doctrine of Christ hath bothe the father and the sonne. 10 Yf ther come eny vnto you and bringe not this learninge him receave not to housse: nether bid him God spede. 11 For he that biddeth him God spede is parttaker of his evyll dedes. 12 I had many thinges to wryte vnto you neverthelesse I wolde not wryte with paper and ynke: but I trust to come vnto you and speake with you mouth to mouth that oure ioye maye be full. 13 The sonnes of thy electe syster grete the. Amen. 1 ¶ The Elder vnto the beloven Gayus whom I love in ye trueth. 2 Beloved I wisshe in all thinges that thou prosperedest and faredest well eve as thy soule prospereth. 3 I reioysed greatly when the brethren came and testified of the trueth that is in the how thou walkest in trouthe. 4 I have no greater ioye then for to heare howe that my sonnes walke in veritie. 5 Beloved thou doest faythfully what soever thou doest to the brethren and to straungers 6 which bare witnes of thy love before all the congregacion. Which brethren whe thou bryngest forwardes on their iorney (as it besemeth god) thou shalt do well: 7 because that for his names sake they went forth and toke nothinge of the gentyls. 8 We therfore ought to receave soche that we also myght be helpers to the trueth. 9 I wrote vnto the congregacio: but Diotrephes which loveth to have the preeminence amoge them receaveth vs not. 10 Wherfore yf I come I will declare his dedes which he doeth iestinge on vs with malicious wordes nether is therewith content. Not only he him silfe receaveth not the brethre: but also he forbiddeth them that wolde and thrusteth them out of the congregacion. 11 Beloved folowe not that which is evyll but that which is good. He that doeth well is of God: but he yt doeth evyll seith not God. 12 Demetrius hath good reporte of all men and of the trueth: ye and we oure selves also beare recorde and ye knowe that oure recorde is true. 13 I have many thinges to wryte: but I will not with ynke and penne wryte vnto the. 14 For I trust I shall shortly se the and we shall speake mouth to mouth. Peace be with the. The lovers salute the. Grete the lovers by name.