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1 John 3:17 KJV
1 John · chapter 3 · verse 17 · 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?1 John 3:17 · King James Version
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 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.
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?
18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
Cross references
- Hebrews 13:16
- Isaiah 58:7-10
- Deuteronomy 15:7-11
- 1 John 4:20
- Proverbs 19:17
- Luke 3:11
- 2 Corinthians 9:5-9
- James 2:15
Key words (Strong's)
- dwellethmenōto remain, abide, in reference to place, to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to…G3306 →
- world'skosmosan apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government, ornament…G2889 →
- brotheradelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- bowelssplagchnonbowels, intestines, , bowels, the bowels were regarded as the seat of the more violent…G4698 →
- whosohoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- whosoanhas no exact English equivalent, see definitions under AVG302 →
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