1 John 3:17-22

17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?

18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence:

20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God

22 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 15:7,8; James 2:15,16
• 2. 1 John 4:20
• 3. S 1 John 2:1
• 4. Ezekiel 33:31; Romans 12:9
• 5. S 1 Corinthians 10:14
• 6. S Ephesians 3:12; 1 John 5:14
• 7. S Matthew 7:7
• 8. S John 14:15
• 9. John 8:29; Hebrews 13:21