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1 John 3:17–18

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17But awhoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and bcloses his 1heart 2against him, chow does the love of God abide in him?

18aLittle children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and btruth.

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1 John 3:18: Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

Footnotes

  1. 1Lit inward parts
  2. 2Lit from

Cross references

  1. aJames 2:15f
  2. bDeut 15:7
  3. c1 John 4:20
  4. a1 John 2:1; 3:7
  5. b2 John 1; 3 John 1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If anyone has this world’s goods and sees a fellow believer in need but withholds compassion from him—how does God’s love reside in him? Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.

NLTNew Living Translation

If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?

Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But whoever has the world’s material possessions and observes his brother in need and shuts his heart against him, how does the love of God reside in him?

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.

KJV 1900King James Version

But 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? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.