1 John 3:18 … To LOVE in Truth & Action (01/14/17)
“Let us Love, not in word or speech,
but in truth & action.”
~ unknown (1 John 3:18)
While it is true that the traditional English translation of this text often reads “Let us love not in word or tongue, but in deed and in truth” (KJV), the Greek text of the ancient manuscripts actually reads “Let us not love via divine utterance (a.k.a. “prayer” – the Greek “logos,” Strong’s #3056) or speech (a.k.a. “language” – the Greek “glosse,” Strong’s #1100) but rather via action (the Greek “ergo,” Strong’s #2041) and truth (meaning not merely spoken truth, but realized truth; truth as evidenced in practice –via the Greek word “aletheia,” Strong’s #225)” …
And indeed, as is so often the case, it is the latter translation (the one taken directly from the ancient Greek) that more fully harmonizes with both the teachings of Jesus Christ and the real-time applications of those teachings (see John 13:15-17, Matthew 7:21-23, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:35-40, Luke 14:13-14, John 3:21, John 5:29, John 15:17 et al).
Amen … Let it be so for you & yours.
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