Parallel Verses

NET Bible

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

Holman Bible

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

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 that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things. 21 Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God, 22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.



Cross References

Job 22:26

Surely then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face toward God.

1 Corinthians 4:4

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God -- not by human wisdom but by the grace of God -- we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

Hebrews 4:16

Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.

1 John 2:28

And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink away from him in shame when he comes back.

1 John 5:14

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Job 27:6

I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.

Psalm 7:3-5

O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

Psalm 101:2

I will walk in the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.

1 Timothy 2:8

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

Hebrews 10:22

let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

1 John 4:17

By this love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because just as Jesus is, so also are we in this world.

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