1 John 3:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“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?”

1 John 3:17 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 3:1730 words

GreekMeaning

ὃςhos

Whoeverrelative pronounG3739

δ’d’

nowwordG1161

ἂνan

maybeparticleG302

ἔχῃechē

may haveverbG2192

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

βίονbion

goodsnounG979

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

κόσμουkosmou

worldnounG2889

καὶkai

andwordG2532

θεωρῇtheōrē

may seeverbG2334

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

ἀδελφὸνadelphon

brothernounG80

αὐτοῦautou

of himpronounG846

χρείανchreian

neednounG5532

ἔχονταechonta

havingverbG2192

καὶkai

andwordG2532

κλείσῃkleisē

he may close upverbG2808

τὰta

thearticleG3588

σπλάγχναsplanchna

heartnounG4698

αὐτοῦautou

of himpronounG846

ἀπ’ap’

fromprepositionG575

αὐτοῦautou

himpronounG846

πῶςpōs

howadverbG4459

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

ἀγάπηagapē

lovenounG26

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

θεοῦtheou

of GodnounG2316

μένειmenei

abidesverbG3306

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

αὐτῷautō

him?pronounG846

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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