Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Because, if our own heart condemn us, greater, is God, than our heart, and perceiveth all things.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Holman Bible
even if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience, and He knows all things.
International Standard Version
If our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.
A Conservative Version
Because if our heart should condemn us, that God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
American Standard Version
because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Amplified
whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands].
An Understandable Version
But, if our hearts condemn us [for not demonstrating God's love for others], surely God, who is greater than our hearts [will also condemn us], because He knows all things.
Anderson New Testament
for if our heart condemn us, we know that God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
Bible in Basic English
When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.
Common New Testament
whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for if our conscience condemn us, God knows us better than we do our selves, he knoweth all things.
Darby Translation
that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
But if our heart condemn us, certainly God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
Godbey New Testament
because if our heart may condemn us, it is because God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things.
Goodspeed New Testament
if they condemn us for anything, for God is greater than our consciences, and he knows all.
John Wesley New Testament
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Julia Smith Translation
For if our heart condemn us, for God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
King James 2000
For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
Lexham Expanded Bible
that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart and knows all [things].
Modern King James verseion
that if our heart accuses us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and knoweth all things.
Moffatt New Testament
whenever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart, and he knows all.
Montgomery New Testament
and shall persuade our heart in his presence whenever our heart condemns us, because God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
NET Bible
that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.
New Heart English Bible
because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
Noyes New Testament
because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Sawyer New Testament
for if our minds condemn us, God is greater than our minds and knows all things.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For should our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Twentieth Century New Testament
that if our conscience condemns us, yet God is greater than our conscience and knows everything.
Webster
For if our heart condemneth us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Weymouth New Testament
in whatever matters our hearts condemn us--because God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.
Williams New Testament
because if our consciences do condemn us, God is greater than our consciences, and He knows everything.
World English Bible
because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
Worrell New Testament
because, if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Worsley New Testament
For, if our heart condemn us, God is still greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Youngs Literal Translation
because if our heart may condemn -- because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things.
Themes
Attributes of God » Power of God » Wisdom
Divine Knowledge » General reference to
God » Eternal the growth of » Knowledge possessed by
God » Mercy of » Omniscience of
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » General reference to
Knowledge » God's » General reference to
Topics
Interlinear
hemon
ἡμῶν
hemon
Usage: 388
Kardia
καρδία
Kardia
Usage: 116
References
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 3:20
Prayers for 1 John 3:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Courage Before God
19 Hereby, shall we get to know, that, of the truth, we are, and, before him, shall persuade our heart; 20 Because, if our own heart condemn us, greater, is God, than our heart, and perceiveth all things. 21 Beloved! if our heart be not condemning us, boldness, have we, towards God;
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 139:1-4
O Yahweh! thou hast searched me, and observed:
Jeremiah 17:10
I - Yahweh, Searching the heart, Testing the affections; And giving to every man According to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.
John 21:17
He saith unto him, the third time - Simon, son of John! art thou fond of me? Peter was grieved, that he said unto him, the third time, Art thou fond of me? and he said unto him - Lord! all things, thou, knowest: thou perceivest that I am fond of thee. Jesus saith unto him - Be feeding my sheep.
Romans 2:14-15
For, whensoever the nations which have not law, by nature, the things of the law, may be doing, the same, not having law, unto themselves, are a law, -
Job 27:6
On my righteousness, have I taken fast hold, and will not give it up, My heart shall not reproach any of my days.
Job 33:12
Lo! in this, thou hast not been right - let me answer thee, For, GOD, is greater than, man.
Psalm 44:20-21
If we had forgotten the Name of our God, And had spread forth our hands unto the GOD of the foreigner,
Psalm 90:8
Thou hast set, Our iniquities before thee, Our secret near the luminary of thy face.
Jeremiah 23:24
Can any hide himself in secret places that I, shall not see him? Demandeth Yahweh, - The heavens and the earth, do I not fill? Demandeth Yahweh.
John 2:24-25
Jesus himself, however, was not trusting himself unto them, by reason of his understanding them all,
John 10:29-30
What, my Father, hath given me, is, something greater than all, and, no one, can carry off out of the hand of my Father: -
Acts 5:33
And, they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were making up their minds to slay them.
1 Corinthians 4:4
For, of nothing, to myself, am I conscious: nevertheless, not hereby, am I declared righteous, but, he that doth examine me, is the Lord.
1 Corinthians 14:24-25
But, if, all, be prophesying, - and there come in one who is unbelieving or unskilled, he is convicted by all, he is searched by all, the secrets of his heart, become manifest,
Titus 3:11
Knowing that such a one is perverted, and sinneth, being self-condemned.
Hebrews 4:13
And there is, no created thing, can be secreted before him, but, all things, are naked and exposed to his eyes: - as to whom is, our discourse.
Hebrews 6:13
For, when to Abraham God made promise, seeing he had no one greater by whom to swear, He sware, by himself, -
1 John 4:4
Ye, are, of God, dear children, and have overcome them; because, greater, is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Revelation 2:23
and, her children, will I slay with death; - and all the assemblies shall get to know, that, I, am he that searcheth reins and hearts, and will give unto you, each one, according to your works.