1 John 3:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 3:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
δ’
dé
G1161
but
ἂν
án
G302
if
ἔχῃ
échō
G2192
to have
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
βίον
bíos
G979
life
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κόσμου
kósmos
G2889
world
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
θεωρῇ
theōréō
G2334
to behold
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφὸν
adelphós
G80
brother
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
χρείαν
chreía
G5532
necessity
ἔχοντα
échō
G2192
to have
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κλείσῃ
kleíō
G2808
to shut
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
σπλάγχνα
splánchnon
G4698
bowels
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἀπ’
apó
G575
from
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἀγάπη
agápē
G26
brotherly love
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
μένει
ménō
G3306
to remain
ἐν
en
G1722
in
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
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?
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But whoever has the possessions of the world and sees his brother having need and closes his entrails from him, how does the love of God remain in him?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).