1 John 3:17-24

17But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?

18Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.

19And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will convince our conscience in his presence,

20that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.

21Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,

22and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.

23Now this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he gave us the commandment.

24And the person who keeps his commandments resides in God, and God in him. Now by this we know that God resides in us: by the Spirit he has given us.