1 John 3:17

ASV Bible

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?

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1 John 3:17 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

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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?

King James Bible (KJV)Read 1 John 3:17 in KJV →

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?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 John 3:17 in DRB →

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?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 John 3:17 in DBT →

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?

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 John 3:17 in ERV →

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?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 John 3:17 in WBT →

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?

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 John 3:17 in WEB →

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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 John 3:17 in YLT →

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?

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 John 3:17 in AKJV →

But whoever has this world's good, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 John 3:17 in WNT →

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?

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1 John 3:17 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

Primary

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?

King James Bible (KJV)Read 1 John 3:17 in KJV →

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?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 John 3:17 in DRB →

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?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 John 3:17 in DBT →

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?

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 1 John 3:17 in ERV →

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?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 John 3:17 in WBT →

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?

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 John 3:17 in WEB →

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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 John 3:17 in YLT →

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?

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 John 3:17 in AKJV →

But whoever has this world's good, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 John 3:17 in WNT →

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?

Read 1 John 3:17 in Other Translations

KJV DRB DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →