1 John 3:17 - Tree of Life Version

But if someone has material possessions and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But if anyone has this world's goods (resources for sustaining life) and sees his brother and fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart of compassion against him, how can the love of God live and remain in him?

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

Common English Bible

But if someone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but refuses to help—how can the love of God dwell in a person like that?

Catholic Public Domain Version

Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

He that hath the substance of this world, and shall see his brother in need, and shall shut up his bowels from him: how doth the charity of God abide in him?

1 John 3:17 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, yet even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

Proverbs 14:31

The one who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 19:17

One who is kind to the poor lends to Adonai, and Adonai will reward him for his good deed.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, will also cry out but not be answered.

Proverbs 28:9

One who turns his ear from hearing Torah —even his prayer is an abomination.

Luke 3:11

He answered them, saying, “Whoever has two coats, let him give to the one who has none; and whoever has food, let him do the same.”

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah—that even though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.

Hebrews 13:16

Do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

James 2:15

If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food,

James 2:16

and one of you says to them, “Go in shalom, keep warm and well fed, ” but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is that?

1 John 4:20

If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. For the one who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Yeshua is the Messiah is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves the one born of Him.