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1 John 3:21–23

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

22and awhatever we ask we receive from Him, because we bkeep His commandments and do cthe things that are pleasing in His sight.

23This is His commandment, that we 1abelieve in bthe name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as cHe 2commanded us.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit toward
  2. 1Or believe the name
  3. 2Lit gave us a commandment

Cross references

  1. a1 John 3:2
  2. b1 John 2:28; 5:14
  3. aJob 22:26f; Matt 7:7; 21:22; John 9:31
  4. b1 John 2:3
  5. cJohn 8:29; Heb 13:21
  6. aJohn 6:29
  7. bJohn 1:12; 2:23; 3:18
  8. cJohn 13:34; 15:12; 1 John 2:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Beloved, 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 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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. Now this is his command: that we believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another as he commanded us.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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. 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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.