²²And ^lwhatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we ^mkeep his commandments, and do ⁿthose things that are pleasing in his sight. ²³And this is his commandment, ^oThat we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and ^plove one another, ^qas he gave us commandment. ²⁴And he that ^mkeepeth his commandments ^rdwelleth in him, and ^r^she in him. And ^thereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

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lSo ch. 5:14. See Matt. 7:7. & James 5:16.
mver. 24. See ch. 2:3.
n John 8:29. So John 9:31.
pSee ver. 11.
qSo ch. 2:8.
mver. 24. See ch. 2:3.
r John 6:56. ch. 4:15, 16. So ch. 4:12, 13.
r John 6:56. ch. 4:15, 16. So ch. 4:12, 13.
sSo John 14:20. & 17:21–23. ch. 1:3.
tch. 4:13. So 1 Thess. 4:8. Comp. Rom. 8:9.

Cross references

o John 6:29.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and receive whatever we ask from him because we keep his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight. Now this is his command: that we believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another as he commanded us. The one who keeps his commands remains in him, and he in him. And the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit he has given us.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us. Those who obey God’s commandments remain in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Spirit he gave us lives in us.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he commanded us. And the one who keeps his commandments resides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he resides in us: by the Spirit whom he has given to us.