1 John 3:17
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
In context
15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
16 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
18 Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
19 And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
1 John 3:17 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- KJV King 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?
- WEB World English Bible
- 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?
- ASV 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?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him — how doth the love of God remain in him?
- DBY Darby Translation
- But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
- WBS Webster Bible
- But he who 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?