1 John 3:17-24 Whoever has worldly goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts his mercy from him, how can the love of God dwell in him?

Lamsa⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁷ Whoever has worldly goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts his mercy from him, how can the love of God dwell in him? ¹⁸ My children, let us not love one another in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth. ¹⁹ And by this we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before he comes. ²⁰ For if our hearts condemns us, how much more, then, will God who is greater than our hearts and knows all things. ²¹ My beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, then we have confidence before God. ²² And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing to him. ²³ And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he has commanded us. ²⁴ Whosoever keeps his commandments will be guarded by him, and he will dwell in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.