¹⁷ Anyone who has the means of life in this world, and sees a brother or sister in need, and closes their heart against them—how can God’s love be abiding in them? ¹⁸ Children, let us not love in word, or in speech, but in deed and in truth.

¹⁹ Because of this, we know we are of the truth, and we will persuade our hearts of this fact before him,