1 John 3:18
About the book 1 John Trend of this verse since 2000
Bible text
My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
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Statistics
- 37 Uses? Every use that covers this verse, also through a reference to its whole chapter.
- 37 Uses naming the verse? As in the Top 100: only uses that name this verse.
- #120 Rank? Rank 120 of 19,199 verses named in at least one use; tied verses share a rank.
- mapped Mapping? Position 30,722 in the sequence Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering), New Testament
37 of the uses are a lower bound (repetitions not known exactly).
Persons in this verse
No person of the Bible is linked to this verse yet.
Topics of this verse
- Speaking the truth in love
- Telling the truth
- Helping the poor
- Helping those in need
- Loving each other
- Homelessness
- Giving to the needy
- Arguing
- Taking care of yourself
- Spending money
The strongest topics first, by the votes of the OpenBible.info readers.3 more topics are not shown.
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Numbering in the versification systems?
Bible editions number some verses differently. This verse has the following labels; labels that differ from the one shown above are marked.
Sources that cite this verse?
- Vers of the Day Website Data: 15 uses
- losung.net: Losungen archive: 10 uses
- Historical Christian Faith: church-father quotations: 6 uses
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive: 6 uses
Uses?
37 approved public uses (data: Official), newest first.
- Date
- Feb 27, 2026
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jun 18, 2025
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Nov 11, 2023
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Mar 9, 2022
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Feb 27, 2022
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jul 25, 2021
- Cited as
- 1.Johannes 3,18
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Sonntag, 25. Juli 2021
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2021-07-25
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jun 18, 2021
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jan 21, 2021
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Dec 21, 2020
- Cited as
- 1.Johannes 3,18
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Montag, 21. Dezember 2020
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2020-12-21
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- May 14, 2020
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Feb 12, 2019
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Sep 7, 2018
- Cited as
- 1.Johannes 3,18
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Freitag, 7. September 2018
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2018-09-07
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Feb 27, 2018
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Feb 27, 2018
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- YouVersion Verse of the Day Archive, YouVersion Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- YouVersion
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jul 23, 2017
- Cited as
- 1.Johannes 3,18
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Sonntag, 23. Juli 2017
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2017-07-23
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jun 18, 2017
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Feb 27, 2014
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Jun 18, 2013
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Mar 6, 2013
- Cited as
- 1.Johannes 3,18
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Mittwoch, 6. März 2013
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2013-03-06
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Dec 3, 2011
- Cited as
- 1.Johannes 3,18
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Samstag, 3. Dezember 2011
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2011-12-03
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Feb 27, 2010
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Aug 1, 2009
- Cited as
- 1.Johannes 3,18
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Samstag, 1. August 2009
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2009-08-01
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
- Date
- Jun 18, 2009
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Feb 27, 2006
- Cited as
- 1 John 3:18
- Source
- Vers of the Day Website Data, Verse of the Day
- Usage
- Citation
- Language
- English
- Place of origin
- Texas
- Contributed by
- contributor-3fbt58hvk54z
- Date
- Sep 20, 2005
- Cited as
- 1.Johannes 3,18
- Source
- losung.net: Losungen archive, losung.net: Dienstag, 20. September 2005
- Usage
- Citation
- Denomination of the source or organisation
- Moravian Church
- Event
- Die Losungen, 2005-09-20
- Language
- German
- Organization
- Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
- Contributed by
- import-agent
How this was computed – counting rule: Every covered verse (baseline) / Named verses only; data: Official; as of Nov 10, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC
Neutral key: nrf1:1JN.003.018
- Metric
- Verse-level uses: every citation adds one for each verse it covers, under the counting rule. A citation of three verses adds 3. (definition)
- Counting rule
- Every covered verse (baseline) The baseline rule: every mention of every verse counts; a chapter or a range counts once for each verse it covers, and an unknown repetition counts as one. (definition) – uses; references to a whole chapter count for each of its verses
Named verses only Like the baseline rule, but only references that name verses count; whole chapters and books are left out. The Top 100 verses use it, so a chapter reference does not lift every verse of the chapter. (definition) – uses naming the verse (owner decision P5); the basis of the Top 100 and of the rank - Profile
- Official The official profile of every public number: only reviewed and approved entries whose evidence quality is high enough. (definition) – reviewed and approved data only
- Epoch
- 136, published Nov 10, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC (provisional)
- Sequence
- Protestant canon, 66 books (KJV numbering)
prot66.nrf, mapping release R9 - Rank
- As in the Top 100: uses naming the verse, highest first, over the verses named at least once; tied verses share a rank.
- Uses
- Approved public uses of the data shown, with at least one cited passage on these verses. The list follows the current approved data; the numbers are those of the epoch.
Live numbers are recomputed every 15 minutes and are provisional until a data release is frozen. The Bible text is shown for reading only; it is never counted. How we count Glossary