1 John 3:21
My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
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Cross References
Job 22:26For then you will have delight in the Ruler of all, and your face will be lifted up to God.
Psalms 7:3\7:2\So that he may not come rushing on my soul like a lion, wounding it, while there is no one to be my saviour.
1 Corinthians 4:4For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.
1 Timothy 2:8It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.
Hebrews 10:22Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:
1 John 4:17In this way love is made complete in us, so that we may be without fear on the day of judging, because as he is, so are we in this world.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:21-23
The Testimony of Conscience. ( a. d. 80.) 20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. The apostle, having intimated that there may be, even among us, such a privilege as an assurance or sound persuasion of heart towards God, proceeds here, I. To establish the court of… Read the whole commentary →