1 John 5:15

And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

In Context

14And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:

16If a man sees his brother doing a sin which is not bad enough for death, let him make a prayer to God, and God will give life to him whose sin was not bad enough for death. There is a sin whose punishment is death: I do not say that he may make such a request then.

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Cross References

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

Mark 11:24For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.

1 John 5:18We are certain that one who is a child of God will do no sin, but the Son of God keeps him so that he is not touched by the Evil One.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:15-18

The Sin unto Death. ( a. d. 80.) 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin… Read the whole commentary →

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