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? "
— 1 John 3:17, Catholic Public Domain 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?”
“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? ”
“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?”
“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?”
“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?”
“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?”
“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?”
We know that we have passed from death to life. For we love as brothers. Whoever does not love, abides in death.
Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within him.
We know the love of God in this way: because he laid down his life for us. And so, we must lay down our lives for our brothers.
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?
My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth.
In this way, we will know that we are of the truth, and we will commend our hearts in his sight.
For even if our heart reproaches us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things.