1 John 5:14

This is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

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In The King James Version

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

In Context

13I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life, and so that you may continue believing in the name of the Son of God.

15And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked of him.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

John 9:31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to anyone who is devout and does his will.

John 14:13Whatever you ask in my name I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:11-14

The Believer's Privilege. ( a. d. 80.) 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have… Read the whole commentary →

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