1 John 3:21
Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God:
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
In Context
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:4For I know nothing against myself; but in this I am not justified; and the Lord is the one judging me.
1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I wish that men in every place would all pray, holding up holy hands, without wrath and doubting:
Hebrews 10:22let us draw nigh with a true heart in a full assurance of faith, having been sprinkled as to our hearts from an evil conscience,
1 John 4:17In this the divine love has been made perfect in us, that we may have boldness in the day of the judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
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 →