16 By this we know love, that *See John 15:13he laid down his life for us, and *[Phil. 2:17]we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But *James 2:15,16if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet *Deut. 15:7closes his heart against him, *[ch. 4:20]how does God’s love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not *Ezek. 33:31;Eph. 4:15love in word or talk but in deed and *2 John 1;3 John 1in truth.