1 John 3:17 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?

Words Then and Now

bowels the inner feelings; tender mercy, compassion Still heard today: a gut feeling, we still place deep feeling in our insides Webster’s 1828 · Bowels

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

That love described by its actingsHere is the condescension, the miracle, the mystery of Divine love, that God would redeem the church with his own blood. Surely we should love those whom God...

Thompson Chains

Poor (4)See the chain from Exodus 23:11 · 9 links
ParsimonySee the chain from Proverbs 11:24 · 7 links
Selfishness (1)See the chain from Proverbs 11:26 · 8 links
AlmsSee the chain from Leviticus 25:35 · 10 links
Neglect of MercySee the chain from Psalms 109:16 · 7 links

Cross References

1 John 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Isaiah 58:7–10 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? …
Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Deuteronomy 15:7–11 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: …
2 Corinthians 9:5–9 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness. …
Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 28:9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Luke 3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
2 Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
2 Corinthians 8:14–15 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality: …
1 Timothy 6:17–18 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; …
James 2:15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

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Topics

Alms Commandments and practices concerning
Beneficence General scriptures concerning
Bowels Of the sensibilities
Church Harmonious fellowship of
Commandments Precepts of, explicitly stated or implied in didactic epistles
Fraternity General scriptures concerning
Kindness General scriptures concerning
Liberality General scriptures concerning
Love Of man for God
Poor Duty to
Riches General scriptures concerning
Righteousness Fruits of
Selfishness General scriptures concerning
Wicked (people) Contrasted with righteous people

Bible Dictionary

God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Greek and Strong’s

But δʼ d’ δέ Conjunction
whoso Ὅς Hos ὅς Pronoun · nominative masculine singular ἂν an ἄν Particle
hath ἔχῃ echē ἔχω Verb · present active subjunctive, third person singular
this world's τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular κόσμου kosmou κόσμος Noun · genitive masculine singular
good τὸν ton Article · accusative masculine singular βίον bion βίος Noun · accusative masculine singular
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
seeth θεωρῇ theōrē θεωρέω Verb · present active subjunctive, third person singular
his αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
brother τὸν ton Article · accusative masculine singular ἀδελφὸν adelphon ἀδελφός Noun · accusative masculine singular
have ἔχοντα echonta ἔχω Verb · present active participle, accusative masculine singular
need χρείαν chreian χρεία Noun · accusative feminine singular
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
shutteth up κλείσῃ kleisē κλείω Verb · aorist active subjunctive, third person singular
his αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
bowels τὰ ta Article · accusative neuter plural σπλάγχνα splanchna σπλάγχνον Noun · accusative neuter plural
from ἀπʼ ap’ ἀπό Preposition
him αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
how πῶς pōs πῶς Adverb
dwelleth μένει menei μένω Verb · present active indicative, third person singular
the love ἡ hē Article · nominative feminine singular ἀγάπη agapē ἀγάπη Noun · nominative feminine singular
of God τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular Θεοῦ Theou θεός Noun · genitive masculine singular
in ἐν en ἐν Preposition
him αὐτῷ autō αὐτός Pronoun · third person, dative masculine singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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