Sinai1 John 3:17
American Standard Version
But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
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1 John 3:17 in other translations
But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?
1 John 3:17 in context
- 15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
- 16Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
- 17But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
- 18My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
- 19Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him: