1 John 3:20
For if our heart reprehend us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
In Context
19In this we know that we are of the truth: and in his sight shall persuade our hearts.
21Dearly beloved, if our heart do not reprehend us, we have confidence towards God:
Cross References
Job 27:6My justification, which I have begun to hold, I will not forsake: for my heart doth not reprehend me in all my life.
Psalms 44:20For thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction : and the shadow of death hath covered us.
Psalms 139:1I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:
Jeremiah 23:24Shall a man be hid in secret places, and I not see him, saith the Lord? do not I fill heaven and earth, saith the Lord?
John 8:9But they hearing this, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest. And Jesus alone remained, and the woman standing in the midst.
John 21:17He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:15-20
Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 80.) 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from… Read the whole commentary →