1 John 3:18Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
My children, our love must not be mere words or talk. It must be true and show itself in actions.
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Ruth 2:21
‘He told me,’ Ruth said, ‘that I must keep near his young men until they have completed all his harvest.’
Ruth 3:14
So she lay at his feet until morning, but rose before anyone could recognise her, for Boaz said, ‘No one must know that a woman came to the threshing-floor.’
Ruth 4:5
Then Boaz said, ‘On the day you buy the field from Naomi, you must also marry Ruth the Moabite, the widow of the dead, in order to preserve the name of the dead in connection with his inheritance.’
Ruth 4:12
From the children whom the Lord will give you by this young woman may your household become like the household of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.’
Ruth 4:15
This child will restore your vigor and nourish you in your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is worth more to you than seven sons, has borne a son to Boaz!’