1 John 3:20
Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
In Context
19And by this we know that we belong to the truth, and assure our hearts in His presence:
21Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
Cross References
Job 27:6I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
Psalms 139:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
John 8:9When they heard this and were convicted by their consciences, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
John 21:17Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus 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 →