The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τῇ) before in tongue here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in” (ἐν) before action here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of mine” (μου,) before not here.
Τεκνίαteknialittle childrenτεκνίον (teknion)noun, vocative, plural, neuter — “little children”, the calling formG5040a little child.little childrenμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notἀγαπῶμενagapōmenloveἀγαπάω (agapaō)verb, present active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “love”, an ongoing or repeated actionG25I love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.loveλόγῳlogōin wordλόγος (logos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “in word”, the to- or for-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.in wordμηδὲmēdeneitherμηδέconjunction — “neither”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.neitherτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γλώσσῃglōssēin tongueγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “in tongue”, the to- or for-formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).in tongueἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἔργῳergōin deedἔργον (ergon)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “in deed”, the to- or for-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “deed”.in deedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀληθείᾳalētheiain truthἀλήθειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “in truth”, the to- or for-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.in truth
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
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American Standard Version (1901)
My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
Young’s Literal Translation
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
World English Bible
My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
Darby Translation
Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Douay-Rheims
My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.
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