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1 John 3:20–21

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20for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21Beloved, kif our heart does not condemn us, lwe have confidence before God;

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Cross references

  1. k[1 Cor. 4:4]
  2. lch. 5:14; [Job 11:15; 22:26; Rom. 14:22]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God

CSBChristian Standard Bible

whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows all things.

Dear friends, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have confidence before God

NLTNew Living Translation

Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.

Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart and knows all things. Dear friends, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God,

KJV 1900King James Version

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.