1 John 3:19
And by this we will have da'as that we are of HaEmes, and before Him we will persuade our levavot,
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
In Context
18Yeladim, let us not have ahavah in dvar or in lashon but in ma'aseh and in Emes. + 3:18 Ezek 33:31
20That if our levavot condemn us, Hashem is greater than our levavot, and He has da'as of all things.
Cross References
Isaiah 32:17And the ma'aseh (work) of tzedakah (righteousness) shall be shalom; 1 and the effect of tzedakah 1 quietness and assurance ad olam (forever). 1
John 18:37Therefore, Pilate said to him, So you are a Melech (King)? In reply, he said, You say that I am a Melech. For this I have been born and for this I have come into the Olam Hazeh, that I might bear solemn edut (testimony) to HaEmes. Everyone who is of HaEmes hears my voice.
Romans 8:38For I am convinced that neither Histalkus nor Chayyim nor Malachim nor Rulers, neither things present nor things to come nor kochot (powers),
Hebrews 6:10For Hashem is not unjust so as to forget your po'al (work) and the ahavah which you have shown toward ha-Shem of him, having rendered avodas kodesh ministry service to the Kedoshim, ken, and you are still serving them.
Hebrews 11:13Yet all of these became niftarim (deceased) in Emunah, not having received the havtachot (promises), but having seen them and, as it were, they gave the havtachot a “Baruch Habah!” welcome from a distance, and they made the Ani Ma'amin hoda'ah (confession) that they were GERIM (strangers) and TOSHAVIM + 11:13 Gerim…Toshavim see Ps 39:12 [13] (sojourners) in the Golus of the Olam Hazeh.
1 John 3:14We have da'as that we have made our histalkus (passing) out of Mavet into Chayyim, because we have ahavah for the Achim b'Moshiach; the one not having ahavah makes his ma'on in 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 →