1 John 5:14

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

In Context

13I wrote these things to you, those who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.

15And if we know that he hears us, whatever we may ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

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Cross References

Psalms 31:22As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes. Nevertheless thou heard the voice of my supplications when I cried to thee.

Psalms 69:33For LORD hears the needy, and does not despise his prisoners.

Jeremiah 29:12And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray to me, and I will hearken to you.

Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.

John 9:31And we know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any man is a worshiper of God, and does his will, he listens to this man.

John 14:13And anything whatever ye may ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:11-14

The Believer's Privilege. ( a. d. 80.) 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have… Read the whole commentary →

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