Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
New American Standard Bible
But
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?
Holman Bible
If anyone has this world’s goods
International Standard Version
Whoever has earthly possessions and notices a brother in need and yet withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God be present in him?
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?
Amplified
But whoever has the
An Understandable Version
Now whoever has [a sufficient amount of] life's possessions and [then] observes one of his [Christian] brothers who does not have enough to get by on, but does not feel sorry for him [i.e., enough to help him out], surely a love for God does not continue to live in that person's heart.
Anderson New Testament
Whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother have need, and shuts his heart against him, how dwells the love of God in him?
Bible in Basic English
But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?
Common New Testament
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
Daniel Mace New Testament
he that possesses the enjoyments of life, and seeing his brother in want, has no compassion for him, how can he be said to have any divine love?
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?
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Whoever, therefore, has the goods of this world, and sees his brother in need, and yet shuts up his compassion from him, how abides the love of God in him?
Godbey New Testament
Whosoever may have the sustenance of the world, and see his brother having need, and shut up his sympathies from him, how dwells the divine love of God in him?
Goodspeed New Testament
But if someone who is rich sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how can he have any love for God in his heart?
John Wesley New Testament
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?
Julia Smith Translation
And whoever has the life of the world, and sees his brother having need, and should shut up his bowels from him, how remains the love of God in him?
King James 2000
But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his heart of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him?
Lexham Expanded 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?
Modern King James verseion
But whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his bowels from him, how does the love of God dwell in him?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He, then, that hath the substance of the world, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him: how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Moffatt New Testament
But whoever possesses this world's goods, and notices his brother in need, and shuts his heart against him, how can love to God remain in him?
Montgomery New Testament
But whoever has this world's goods, and beholds his brother in need, and shuts up his heart against him, how can the love of God continue to abide in him?
NET Bible
But whoever has the world's possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?
New Heart English Bible
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?
Noyes New Testament
But whoever hath this worlds goods, and seeth his brother having need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Sawyer New Testament
And whoever has the goods of the world and sees his brother have need, and withholds his compassions from him, how continues the love of God in him?
The Emphasized Bible
But, whoso hath this world's goods, and beholdeth his brother having, need, and shutteth up his tender affections from him, how, is, the love of God, abiding in him?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But whosoever hath worldly abundance, and seeth his brother under necessity, and shutteth his bowels of compassion against him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, if any one has worldly possessions, and yet looks on while his Brother is in want, and steels his heart against him, how can it be said that the love of God is within him?
Webster
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?
Weymouth New Testament
But if any one has this world's wealth and sees that his brother man is in need, and yet hardens his heart against him--how can such a one continue to love God?
Williams New Testament
But if anyone has the world's means of supporting life and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how can love to God remain in him?
World English Bible
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?
Worrell New Testament
But whosoever possesses the goods of the world, and beholds his brother having need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
Worsley New Testament
But if any one, who hath the good things of the world, seeth his brother in want, and shutteth up his bowels from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Youngs 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?
Themes
Alms » Commandments and practices concerning
Bowels » Figurative » Of the sensibilities
Charity » Those that are not charitable
Compassion » Those that are not compassionate
Compassion and sympathy » Inseparable from love to God
John, beloved disciple » Facts concerning » Learned the lesson of love in the school of Christ
Liberality » Want of » A proof of not loving God
Love to God » The uncharitable, without
The poor » Neglect towards, is » Inconsistent with » Love of God
Riches » They who possess, should » Give of them to the poor
Selfishness » Different forms of » Heartless indifference toward sinners
Selfishness » Exhibited in » Neglect of the poor
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Heartless indifference toward sinners
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Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 3:17
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Prayers for 1 John 3:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Is Love, So Love One Another
16 By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My Little children, we should not love in word, nor with the tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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Cross References
1 John 4:20
If any man says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar. For he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?
Isaiah 58:7-10
Is it not to deal thy bread to a hungry man, and that thou bring the poor who are cast out to thy house, when thou see a naked man, that thou cover him, and that thou not hide thyself from thine own flesh?
Hebrews 13:16
But do not forget benevolence and fellowship, for God is well pleased with such sacrifices.
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.
Luke 3:11
And having answered, he says to them, He who has two coats, let him share with him not having, and he who has food, let him do likewise.
James 2:15
And if a brother or sister may be unclothed, and may be destitute of daily food,
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brothers, within any of thy gates in thy land which LORD thy God gives thee, thou shall not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother,
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regards the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 28:9
He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich he became poor for your sakes, so that by that man's poverty ye might become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:14-15
So that the abundance of those men may also happen for your need, so that there may become equity,
2 Corinthians 9:5-9
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers that they would go ahead to you, and arrange in advance your gift that was earlier announced, for this to be ready this way as a gift and not as an exaction.
1 Timothy 6:17-18
Command the rich in the present age not to be arrogant, nor hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in the living God, who supplies us all things abundantly for enjoyment,
1 John 5:1
Every man who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten from God, and every man who loves him who begot, also loves him who has been begotten from him.