Parallel Verses
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,
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.
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,
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
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
Prayers for 1 John 3:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Courage Before God
18 Dear children, let us stop loving with words or lips alone, but let us love with actions and in truth. 19 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, 20 because if our consciences do condemn us, God is greater than our consciences, and He knows everything.
Cross References
John 13:35
By this everybody will know that you are my disciples, if you keep on showing love for one another."
John 18:37
Then Pilate said to Him, "So you are a king then?" Jesus answered, "Certainly I am a king. For this very purpose I was born, for this very purpose I have come into the world, to testify for truth. Everybody who is a friend of truth listens to my voice."
Romans 4:21
in full assurance that He was able to do what He had promised.
Romans 8:38
For I have full assurance that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor the present nor the future
2 Timothy 1:12
This is why I am suffering so, but I am not ashamed of it, for I know whom I have trusted and I am absolutely sure that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
Hebrews 6:10-11
For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have shown His name in the service you have rendered for your fellow-Christians, and still are doing.
Hebrews 10:22
let us continue to draw near to God with sincere hearts and perfect faith; with our hearts cleansed from the sense of sin, and our bodies bathed in clean water;
Hebrews 11:13
These people all died victoriously as a result of their faith, although they did not receive the blessings promised; that is, because they really saw them in the far-off future and welcomed them, and so professed to be only foreigners and strangers here on earth.
1 John 1:8
If we claim "We are already free from sin," we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in our hearts.
1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love our brothers. Whoever does not continue to love continues still in death.
1 John 3:21
Dearly beloved, if our consciences do not condemn us, we come with perfect confidence to God,