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16 By this we have known love, that (A)He laid down His life for us; and (B)we ought to lay down our lives for the (C)brothers. 17 But (D)whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and (E)closes his [a]heart [b]against him, (F)how does the love of God abide in him? 18 (G)Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and (H)truth.

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  1. 1 John 3:17 Lit inward parts
  2. 1 John 3:17 Lit from

16 This is how we have come to know love: He laid down his life(A) for us.(B) We should also lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(C) 17 If anyone has this world’s goods(D) and sees a fellow believer[a] in need(E) but withholds compassion(F) from him—how does God’s love reside in him?(G) 18 Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.(H)

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  1. 3:17 Lit sees his brother or sister