1 John 5:15

and if we have known that He doth hear us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.

Young's Literal Translation

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 the boldness that we have toward Him, that if anything we may ask according to his will, He doth hear us,

16If any one may see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give to him life to those sinning not unto death; there is sin to death, not concerning it do I speak that he may beseech;

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Cross References

Proverbs 15:29Far [is] Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.

Mark 11:24Because of this I say to you, all whatever — praying — ye do ask, believe that ye receive, and it shall be to you.

1 John 5:18We have known that every one who hath been begotten of God doth not sin, but he who was begotten of God doth keep himself, and the evil one doth not touch him;

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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