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1 John 3:19–21

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19And by this we will know that we are aof the truth, and will 1assure our heart before Him

201in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.

21aBeloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have bconfidence 1before God;

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit persuade
  2. 1Or that if our heart condemns us, that God …
  3. 1Lit toward

Cross references

  1. a1 John 2:21
  2. a1 John 3:2
  3. b1 John 2:28; 5:14

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 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

This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and will reassure our hearts before him 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

Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. 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

By this we know that we are of the truth and will convince our heart before him, 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

And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 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.