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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?
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?
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?
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?
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
Interlinear
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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 In this have we known love, for he set his soul for us: and we ought to set the souls for the brethren. 17 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? 18 My little children, we should not love in word, neither in tongue; but in work and truth.
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Cross References
1 John 4:20
If any say, I love God, and hate his brother, he is a liar: for he not loving his brother whom he has seen, God whom he has not seen, how can he love?
Isaiah 58:7-10
Is it not to break thy bread to the hungry, and thou shalt bring the wandering poor to thy house? when thou shalt see the naked and cover him; and thou shalt not hide from thy flesh.
Hebrews 13:16
And the doing good and mutual participation forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Proverbs 19:17
He pitying the poor lends to Jehovah, and he will recompense to him his act.
Luke 3:11
And he having answered, says to them, He having two coats, let him impart to him having none; and he having food, let him do likewise.
James 2:15
And if a brother or sister be naked, and be failing of daily food,
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
When the needy shall be among thee, from one of thy brethren, in one of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, and thou shalt not shut thy hand from thy needy brother.
Proverbs 12:10
The just one shall know the soul of his cattle: and the compassion of the unjust are cruel.
Proverbs 28:9
He turning away his ear from hearing the law, also his prayer is an abomination.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for you he was in a state of beggary, being rich; that ye in his poverty might be rich.
2 Corinthians 8:14-15
But of equality, now in this time your abundance for their want, that also their abundance be for your want: that there be equality:
2 Corinthians 9:5-9
Therefore I thought necessary to beseech the brethren that they go before to you, and prepare beforehand your praise, having been proclaimed beforehand, this same to be prepared, so as praise, and not as covetousness.
1 Timothy 6:17-18
To the rich now in this life, proclaim not to be highminded, nor to be hoping upon the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, offering us all things richly for profit;
1 John 5:1
Everyone believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God: and every one loving him having begotten, loves him also begotten of him.