Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
By that we shall know that we are on the side of the Truth; and we shall satisfy ourselves in God's sight,
New American Standard Bible
We will know by this that we are
King James Version
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
Holman Bible
This is how we will know we belong to the truth
International Standard Version
This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and how we will be able to keep ourselves strong in his presence.
A Conservative Version
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and will assure our hearts before him.
American Standard Version
Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:
Amplified
By this we will know [without any doubt] that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart and quiet our conscience before Him
An Understandable Version
And this is how we will know that we are following [God's] truth, and will have assurance [of it] in our hearts and before God [as well].
Anderson New Testament
And by this we know that we are of the truth; and we shall have our hearts at rest before him:
Bible in Basic English
In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,
Common New Testament
By this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him
Daniel Mace New Testament
Hereby we shall know that we are true professors, and set our consciences securely at rest.
Darby Translation
And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him --
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
For by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
Godbey New Testament
And in this we shall know that we are of the truth, and we shall assure our hearts before him;
Goodspeed New Testament
From that we can be sure that we are on the side of the truth, and satisfy our consciences in God's sight,
John Wesley New Testament
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
Julia Smith Translation
And in this we know that we are of the truth, and we will yield our hearts before him.
King James 2000
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
By this we know that we are of the truth and will convince our heart before him,
Modern King James verseion
And in this we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for thereby we know that we be of the truth, and so shall we certify our hearts in his sight.
Moffatt New Testament
Thus it is that we may be sure we belong to the truth and reassure ourselves
Montgomery New Testament
By this we shall come to know that we are really of the truth,
NET Bible
And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will convince our conscience in his presence,
New Heart English Bible
And by this we will know that we are of the truth, and persuade our heart before him,
Noyes New Testament
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him;
Sawyer New Testament
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him;
The Emphasized Bible
Hereby, shall we get to know, that, of the truth, we are, and, before him, shall persuade our heart;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and hereby we know that we are of the truth, and in his presence have this persuasion in our hearts.
Webster
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
Weymouth New Testament
And in this way we shall come to know that we are loyal to the truth, and shall satisfy our consciences in His presence
Williams New Testament
In this way we shall know by experience that we are on the side of the truth, and satisfy our consciences in God's sight,
World English Bible
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,
Worrell New Testament
Hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and we shall assure our heart before Him;
Worsley New Testament
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
Youngs Literal Translation
and in this we know that of the truth we are, and before Him we shall assure our hearts,
Interlinear
Peitho
References
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 3:19
Images 1 John 3:19
Prayers for 1 John 3:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Courage Before God
18 My children, do not let our love be mere words, or end in talk; let it be true and show itself in acts. 19 By that we shall know that we are on the side of the Truth; and we shall satisfy ourselves in God's sight, 20 that if our conscience condemns us, yet God is greater than our conscience and knows everything.
Cross References
John 13:35
It is by this that every one will recognize you as my disciples--by your loving one another."
John 18:37
"So you are a King after all!" exclaimed Pilate. "Yes, it is true I am a King," answered Jesus. "I was born for this, I have come into the world for this--to bear testimony to the Truth. Every one who is on the side of Truth listens to my voice."
Romans 4:21
On the contrary, his faith gave him strength; and he praised God, in the firm conviction that what God has promised he is also able to carry out.
Romans 8:38
For I am persuaded that neither Death, nor Life, nor Angels, nor Archangels, nor the Present, nor the Future, nor any Powers,
2 Timothy 1:12
That is why I am undergoing these sufferings; yet I feel no shame, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until 'That Day.'
Hebrews 6:10-11
For God is not unjust; he will not forget the work that you did, and the love that you showed for his Name, in sending help to your fellow Christians--as you are still doing.
Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near to God in all sincerity of heart and in perfect faith, with our hearts purified by the sprinkled blood from all consciousness of wrong, and with our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 11:13
All these died sustained by faith. They did not obtain the promised blessings, but they saw them from a distance and welcomed the sight, and they acknowledged themselves to be only aliens and strangers on the earth.
1 John 1:8
If we say that there is no sin in us, we are deceiving ourselves, and the Truth has no place in us.
1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed out of Death into Life, because we love our Brothers. The man who does not love remains in a state of Death.
1 John 3:21
Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, then we approach God with confidence,