1 John 3:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷ If anyone is rich in worldly possessions
and sees a brother in need
but refuses to open his heart,
how can the love of God abide in him?
¹⁸ Dear children,
let us love not in word or speech
but in deed and truth.^[a]
19 This is how we know
that we belong to the truth
and reassure our hearts in his presence