1 John 3:21
Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, then we approach God with confidence,
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
In Context
20though our conscience condemns us, God is greater than our conscience and knows everything.
Cross References
Psalms 7:3Lord, my God, if my life has been such if my hands have been stained with guilt,
1 Corinthians 4:4for, though I am conscious of nothing against myself, that does not prove me innocent. It is the Lord who is my judge.
1 Timothy 2:8My desire, then, is that it should be the custom everywhere for the men to lead the prayers, with hands reverently uplifted, avoiding heated controversy.
Hebrews 10:22let us draw near to God in all sincerity of heart and in perfect faith, with our hearts purified by the sprinkled blood from all consciousness of wrong, and with our bodies washed with pure water.
1 John 4:17This is the way love has reached its perfection among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like Christ.
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 →