Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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:

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 because if our heart may condemn -- because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God, 22 and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,

Cross References

Job 22:26

For then on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face,

1 Corinthians 4:4

for of nothing to myself have I been conscious, but not in this have I been declared right -- and he who is discerning me is the Lord:

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we did conduct ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;

Hebrews 4:16

we may come near, then, with freedom, to the throne of the grace, that we may receive kindness, and find grace -- for seasonable help.

1 John 2:28

And now, little children, remain in him, that when he may be manifested, we may have boldness, and may not be ashamed before him, in his presence;

1 John 5:14

And this is the boldness that we have toward Him, that if anything we may ask according to his will, He doth hear us,

Job 27:6

On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.

Psalm 7:3-5

O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,

Psalm 101:2

I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.

1 Timothy 2:8

I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

Hebrews 10:22

may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water;

1 John 4:17

In this made perfect hath been the love with us, that boldness we may have in the day of the judgment, because even as He is, we -- we also are in this world;

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