1 John 3:19
—yes, by this we know that we are of the Truth and may put our hearts at ease in His presence,
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
In Context
18My dear children, let us not love in word or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth
20and that, if our heart should condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all.
Cross References
John 18:37So Pilate said to Him, “You are a king then?” Jesus answered: “As you say, I am a king; for this I was born. And for this I came into the world, to testify to the Truth. Everyone who is of the Truth hears my voice.”
Romans 8:38Because I am persuaded that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present nor things to come,
Hebrews 6:10Because God is not unjust so as to ignore your work, even the labor of love you have invested in His name, in that you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
Hebrews 11:13These all died believing—not having received the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, thus confessing that they were aliens and sojourners on the earth.
1 John 3:14We know that we have transferred out of the death into the life because we love our brothers; he who does not love his brother remains in the death.
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 →