1 John 3:19
and hereby we know that we are of the truth, and in his presence have this persuasion in our hearts.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
In Context
18My dear children, let us not love in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth;
20For should our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Cross References
John 18:37Then said Pilate unto him. Art thou not a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. For this end I was born, and for this I came into the world, that I should be a witness for the truth. Every one who is of the truth heareth my voice.
Romans 8:38For I am assured that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor those to come,
Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust, to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have demonstrated in his name, having ministered assistance to the saints, and still ministering.
Hebrews 11:13All these died in faith, not having received the promises, but beholding them at a great distance, though believing and embracing them, and confessing that they were strangers and sojourners in the land.
1 John 3:14We know that we are passed out of a state of death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth 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 →