¹⁴And this is the ^aconfidence that we have ^||in him, that, ^bif we ask any thing ^caccording to his will, he heareth us: ¹⁵And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, ^dwe know that ^bwe have the petitions that we desired of him. ¹⁶If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and ^ehe shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. ^fThere is a sin unto death: ^gI do not say that he shall pray for it. ¹⁷All ^hunrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. ¹⁸We know that ⁱwhosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God ^kkeepeth himself, and ^lthat wicked one toucheth him not.

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aSee ch. 3:21.
||Or, concerning him. Gk. as ch. 1:2. & 2:1. & 3:21.
bSee ch. 3:22. So Prov. 10:24.
cSo Rom. 8:27. Comp. James 4:3.
dver. 18, 19, 20. See John 21:24.
bSee ch. 3:22. So Prov. 10:24.
eComp. James 5:15.
fSee Matt. 12:31, 32. Comp. Num. 15:30. Jer. 15:1, 2. Heb. 6:4, 6. & 10:26.
gSee Jer. 7:16.
hSo ch. 3:4.
iSee ch. 3:9.
kSee James 1:27. So Prov. 22:5. 2 Esdr. 13:23.
lch. 2:13. See Matt. 13:19.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.

We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked of him.

If anyone sees a fellow believer committing a sin that doesn’t lead to death, he should ask, and God will give life to him—to those who commit sin that doesn’t lead to death. There is sin that leads to death. I am not saying he should pray about that. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin that doesn’t lead to death.

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the one who is born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.

NLTNew Living Translation

And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.

If you see a fellow believer sinning in a way that does not lead to death, you should pray, and God will give that person life. But there is a sin that leads to death, and I am not saying you should pray for those who commit it. All wicked actions are sin, but not every sin leads to death.

We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him. If anyone should see his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he should ask, and he will grant life to him, to those who sin not leading to death. (There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should ask about that. All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.)

We know that everyone who is fathered by God does not sin, but the one fathered by God, he protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.