1 John 5:14

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

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

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 have written these things to you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God.

15And if we know that he hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

John 9:31We know that God hears not sinners; but if any one be a worshiper of God, and do his will, him he hears.

John 14:13and whatever you ask in my name, 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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