1 John 3:17-18
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.Select 1 John 3:15
16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.Select 1 John 3:16
17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?Select 1 John 3:17
18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.Select 1 John 3:18
19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.Select 1 John 3:19
20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.Select 1 John 3:20
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WEB
3:17 But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
3:18 My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
ASV
3:17 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?
3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
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