1 John 5:15

And if we know that he heareth vs, whatsoeuer we aske, we know that we haue the petitions, that we haue desired of him.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

In Context

14And this is that assurance, that we haue in him, that if we aske any thing according to his will, he heareth vs.

16If any man see his brother sinne a sinne that is not vnto death, let him aske, and he shall giue him life for them that sinne not vnto death. There is a sinne vnto death: I say not that thou shouldest pray for it.

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Cross References

Proverbs 15:29The Lord is farre off from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Mark 11:24Therefore I say vnto you, Whatsoeuer ye desire when ye pray, beleeue that ye shall haue it, and it shalbe done vnto you.

1 John 5:18We know that whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: but he that is begotten of God, keepeth himselfe, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:15-18

The Sin unto Death. ( a. d. 80.) 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin… Read the whole commentary →

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