16 By this we know *3:16 love ¦ the love of God SCRlove, that he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 17 If anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 *3:18 My little ¦ Little CTMy little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in deed and truth.