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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?

1 John 3:17 · WEB

This verse in other languages

ગુજરાતીયોહાનનો પહેલો પત્ર ૩:૧૭
પણ જેની પાસે આ દુનિયાનું દ્રવ્ય હોય અને પોતાના ભાઈને તેની જરૂરિયાત છે એવું જોયા છતાં તેના પર દયા કરતો નથી, તો તેનામાં ઈશ્વરનો પ્રેમ શી રીતે રહી શકે?
हिन्दी1 यूहन्ना ३:१७
पर जिस किसी के पास संसार की सम्पत्ति हो और वह अपने भाई को जरूरत में देखकर उस पर तरस न खाना चाहे, तो उसमें परमेश्वर का प्रेम कैसे बना रह सकता है? (व्यव. 15:7,8)

In context

15Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

16By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

17But 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?

18My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

19And by this we know that we are of the truth and persuade our hearts before him,

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