1 John 3:22

And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.

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In The King James Version

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

In Context

21My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

23And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.

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Cross References

Psalms 10:17Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:

Psalms 34:15\34:14\Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

Psalms 66:18I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

Proverbs 15:29The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

Isaiah 1:15And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood.

Jeremiah 29:12And you will go on crying to me and making prayer to me, and I will give ear to you.

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 →

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