Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Dear friends, if our conscience doesn’t condemn us, we have confidence before God

New American Standard Bible

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

King James Version

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

International Standard Version

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God.

A Conservative Version

Beloved, if our heart should not condemn us, we have confidence toward God,

American Standard Version

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;

Amplified

Beloved, if our heart does not convict us [of guilt], we have confidence [complete assurance and boldness] before God;

An Understandable Version

Loved ones, if our hearts do not condemn us [i.e., because we are showing love by helping the needy], we can have boldness before God [in prayer for our own needs];

Anderson New Testament

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence to ward God,

Bible in Basic English

My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

Common New Testament

Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

Daniel Mace New Testament

beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we may securely confide in God.

Darby Translation

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God,

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

Beloved, if our heart do not condemn us, we have confidence with God.

Godbey New Testament

Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God:

Goodspeed New Testament

Dear friends, if our consciences do not condemn us, we approach God with confidence,

John Wesley New Testament

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

Julia Smith Translation

Dearly beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have freedom of speech towards God.

King James 2000

Beloved, if our heart condemns us not, then have we confidence toward God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Dear friends, if our heart does not condemn [us], we have confidence before God,

Modern King James verseion

Beloved, if our heart does not accuse us, we have confidence toward God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Dearly beloved, if our hearts condemn us not, then have we trust to God ward;

Moffatt New Testament

If our heart does not condemn us, beloved, then we have confidence in approaching God,

Montgomery New Testament

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence toward God,

NET Bible

Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,

New Heart English Bible

Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

Noyes New Testament

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence toward God;

Sawyer New Testament

Beloved, if our minds do not condemn us, we have boldness before God,

The Emphasized Bible

Beloved! if our heart be not condemning us, boldness, have we, towards God;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence towards God.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, then we approach God with confidence,

Webster

Beloved, if our heart doth not condemn us, then have we confidence towards God.

Weymouth New Testament

Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have perfect confidence towards God;

Williams New Testament

Dearly beloved, if our consciences do not condemn us, we come with perfect confidence to God,

World English Bible

Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;

Worrell New Testament

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence toward God;

Worsley New Testament

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God:

Youngs Literal Translation

Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
G27
ἀγαπητός 
Agapetos 
Usage: 60

if
ἐάν 
Ean 
Usage: 155

our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

καταγινώσκω 
Kataginosko 
Usage: 3

us
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

then have we
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

παῤῥησία 
Parrhesia 
Usage: 29

πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

References

Context Readings

Courage Before God

20 even if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience, and He knows all things. 21 Dear friends, if our conscience doesn’t condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and can receive whatever we ask from Him because we keep His commands and do what is pleasing in His sight.

Cross References

Job 22:26

Then you will delight in the Almighty
and lift up your face to God.

1 Corinthians 4:4

For I am not conscious of anything against myself, but I am not justified by this. The One who evaluates me is the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For this is our confidence: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly wisdom but by God’s grace.

Hebrews 4:16

Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time.

1 John 2:28

So now, little children, remain in Him, so that when He appears we may have boldness and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.

1 John 5:14

Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Job 27:6

I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go.
My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live!

Psalm 7:3-5

Yahweh my God, if I have done this,
if there is injustice on my hands,

Psalm 101:2

I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.

1 Timothy 2:8

Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.

Hebrews 10:22

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

1 John 4:17

In this, love is perfected with us so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, for we are as He is in this world.

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