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1 John 3:20–22

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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; 22and mwhatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and ndo what pleases him.

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Cross references

  1. k[1 Cor. 4:4]
  2. lch. 5:14; [Job 11:15; 22:26; Rom. 14:22]
  3. mSee Matt. 7:7
  4. nJohn 8:29

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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 and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.

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 and receive whatever we ask from him because we keep his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.

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. And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.

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, and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight.

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. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.