1 John 3:17-24

17 But ¹whoever * has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need and ²closes his heart against him, ³how does the love of God abide in him?

18 ⁴Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and ⁵truth.

19 We will know by this that we are ⁶of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him

20 in whatever * * our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.

21 ⁷Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have ⁸confidence before God;

22 and ⁹whatever * we ask we receive from Him, because we ¹⁰keep His commandments and do ¹¹the things that are pleasing in His sight.

23 This is His commandment, that we ¹²believe in ¹³the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as ¹⁴He commanded * us.

24 The one who ¹⁵keeps His commandments ¹⁶abides in Him, and He in him. ¹⁷We know by this that ¹⁸He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Cross References

• 1. James 2:15
• 2. Deuteronomy 15:7
• 3. 1 John 4:20
• 4. 1 John 2:1; 1 John 3:7
• 5. 2 John 1; 3 John 1
• 6. 1 John 2:21
• 7. 1 John 3:2
• 8. 1 John 2:28; 1 John 5:14
• 9. Job 22:26; Matthew 7:7; Matthew 21:22; John 9:31
• 10. 1 John 2:3
• 11. John 8:29; Hebrews 13:21
• 12. John 6:29
• 13. John 1:12; John 2:23; John 3:18
• 14. John 13:34; John 15:12; 1 John 2:8
• 15. 1 John 2:3
• 16. John 6:56; John 10:38; 1 John 2:6, 24; 1 John 4:15
• 17. John 14:17; Rom 8:9, 14, 16; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; 1 John 4:13
• 18. 1 John 2:5

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "inward parts"
• [b]. Lit "from"
• [c]. Lit "persuade"
• [d]. Or "that if our heart condemns us, that God..."
• [e]. Lit "toward"
• [f]. Or "believe the name"
• [g]. Lit "gave us a commandment"