Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
because if our heart may condemn us, it is because God is greater than our heart, and he knows 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.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Because, if our own heart condemn us, greater, is God, than our heart, and perceiveth 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
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Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » General reference to
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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 And in this we shall know that we are of the truth, and we shall assure our hearts before him; 20 because if our heart may condemn us, it is because God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God:
Phrases
Cross References
John 21:17
He says to him a third time; Simon, the son of Jonah, do you love me as a friend? Peter was grieved, because He said to him the third time, Do you love me as a friend? And he says to Him, Lord, thou knowest all things; and thou dost understand that I love thee as a friend. He says to Him, Feed my sheeplings.
Romans 2:14-15
For when the Gentiles, not having the law, may by nature do the things of the law, they, not having the law, are a law unto themselves:
John 2:24-25
and Jesus did not intrust Himself to them because He knows all men,
John 8:9
OMITTED TEXT
John 10:29-30
The Father, who has given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of the hand of the Father.
Acts 5:33
And hearing, they were cut through and were minded to kill them.
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I know nothing against myself; but in this I am not justified; and the Lord is the one judging me.
1 Corinthians 14:24-25
But if all may prophesy, and some unbeliever or unlearned person may come in, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all;
Titus 3:11
knowing that such an one is turned away, and is sinning, being self-condemned.
Hebrews 4:13
And no creature is hidden in his presence: but all things are naked and have been laid open to the eyes of him to whom the word is unto us.
Hebrews 6:13
For God having promised Abraham, since he had no greater one by whom to swear, swore by himself,
1 John 4:4
You are of God, little children, and you have conquered them; because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Revelation 2:23
And I will slay her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am the one searching the reins and the hearts: and I will give to you each according to your works.