1 John 3:21
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have perfect confidence towards God;
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
In Context
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:4Though I am not conscious of having been in any way unfaithful, yet I do not for that reason stand acquitted; but He whose scrutiny I must undergo is the Lord.
1 Timothy 2:8So then I would have the men everywhere pray, lifting to God holy hands which are unstained with anger or strife;
Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having had our hearts sprinkled, once for all, from consciences oppressed with sin, and our bodies bathed in pure water.
1 John 4:17Our love will be manifested in all its perfection by our having complete confidence on the day of the Judgement; because just what He is, we also are in the 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 →