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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
1 John 3:21
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Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue we boldnes toward God.
Dear friends, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have confidence before God
Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God,
My dear friends, if we don't feel that we are doing wrong, we can be without fear when we come to God.
Beloved, if our heart does not convict us [of guilt], we have confidence [complete assurance and boldness] before God;
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
Dear friends, if we feel at ease in the presence of God, we will have the courage to come near him.
Dear friends, if our hearts know nothing against us, we have confidence in approaching God;
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God.Job 1:22:26; Hebrews 10:22; 1 John 2:28; 4:17;">[xr]
My beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have openness of face before Aloha.
My beloved, if our heart condemneth us not, we have open countenances before God.
Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue wee confidence towards God.
Dearely beloued, yf our heart condempne vs not, then haue we boldnesse towarde God.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
Dear friends, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
Beloved, if our heart does not accuse us, we have confidence with God.
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
My dear friends, if our hearts do not make us feel guilty, we can come without fear into God's presence.
Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.
Dear friends, if we don't feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence.
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God;
Dearly beloved, if our heart do not reprehend us, we have confidence towards God.
My beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, then we have confidence before God.
And so, my dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have courage in God's presence.
Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have perfect confidence towards God;
Moost dere britheren, if oure herte repreueth not vs, we han trust to God;
Beloved, if our heart doth not condemn us, [then] have we confidence towards God.
Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
Beloved yf oure hertes condempne vs not then have we trust to god warde:
Beloved, if our heart doesn't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;
Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God,
My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;
Dearly beloued, yf oure hert condemne vs not, then haue we a fre boldnes to God warde.
beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we may securely confide in God.
And friends, once that's taken care of and we're no longer accusing or condemning ourselves, we're bold and free before God! We're able to stretch our hands out and receive what we asked for because we're doing what he said, doing what pleases him. Again, this is God's command: to believe in his personally named Son, Jesus Christ. He told us to love each other, in line with the original command. As we keep his commands, we live deeply and surely in him, and he lives in us. And this is how we experience his deep and abiding presence in us: by the Spirit he gave us.
Dear friends, if our heart does not say that we are wrong, we will have no fear as we stand before Him.
Cowboys, guilt keeps us away from God. You can't be bold and feel guilty at the same time.
Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 John 2:28, 1 John 4:17, Job 22:26, Job 27:6, Psalms 7:3-5, Psalms 101:2, 1 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 1 Timothy 2:8, Hebrews 4:16, Hebrews 10:22
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:1 - What have 1 Samuel 24:5 - David's heart 2 Samuel 24:10 - David's heart 2 Kings 20:3 - in truth Psalms 17:1 - Hear Psalms 99:7 - kept Psalms 119:6 - shall I Isaiah 38:3 - I have Isaiah 58:9 - shalt thou Jeremiah 12:3 - knowest Matthew 7:21 - that Luke 11:28 - General John 9:31 - and doeth John 15:10 - ye keep Romans 8:27 - according Romans 14:22 - Happy 1 Corinthians 11:28 - let a 2 Corinthians 13:5 - Examine 1 Thessalonians 1:3 - in the 1 Thessalonians 3:13 - he may 1 John 3:19 - shall 1 John 5:14 - this
Cross-References
And the woman said unto the serpent, - Of the fruit of the trees of the garden, we may eat;
but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said Ye shall not eat of it neither shall ye touch it, - lest ye die.
Then were opened the eyes of them both, and they knew that, naked, they were, - so they tacked together fig-leaves, and made for themselves girdles,
I will, greatly rejoice, in Yahweh, My soul shall exult in my God, For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, With a robe of righteousness, hath he enwrapt me, - As a bridegroom, adorneth himself with, a chaplet, And as a bride, bedecketh herself with, her jewels.
A righteousness of God, through faith in JesusChrist, unto all that have faith; for there is no distinction, -
Him who knew not sin, in our behalf, he made to be, sin, that we might become God's righteousness in him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not,.... Which must be understood, not of a stupidity of mind, as is in unregenerate men, who have no sense of sin, no sorrow for it, or remorse of conscience on account of it; or as is in them who are past feeling; having their consciences seared as with a red hot iron; such cannot be entitled to the advantages that follow; nor is it of persons the apostle speaks, but of himself, and Christians, the beloved of the Lord, and one another, who had an experience of the grace of God upon their souls, and made a profession of religion: nor does it design such a purity of heart and life in believers, as that their hearts do not smite, reproach, and condemn them for sin at any time, for such a state of perfection is not to be attained to and expected in this life; but rather a conscience purged by the blood of Christ, or an heart sprinkled from an evil conscience by that blood, which speaks peace and pardon, so that there is no more conscience of sin, for the removal of which that is applied; and this gives boldness and confidence at the throne of grace: though it is best of all to confine it to the case of brotherly love; for the sense is not, if our heart condemn us not of anything but of the want of brotherly love, or insincerity in it,
[then] have we confidence towards God; or with him, at the throne of his grace: such can draw nigh to him, and stand before him with an holy and humble confidence, when such as hate the brethren, as Cain did, in whom the apostle instances, and those that go in his way, cannot; whose heart condemned him, his conscience smote him, and he went from the presence of the Lord; but those that love the brethren have confidence of their relation to God; by this they know their regeneration, and by that their adoption, and so that they are the children of God; and can therefore draw nigh to God as their Father, and call him so; they can come with an holy boldness and intrepidity of mind before him, and use a ÏαÏÏηÏια, "freedom of speech", with him; can tell him all their mind, pour out their souls unto him, and lay before him their case and wants; they have confidence of his power, faithfulness, and willingness to supply their need, and fulfil all his promises to them, and that their prayers will be heard, answered, and regarded by him in his own time.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not - If we so live as to have an approving conscience - that is, if we indulge in no secret sin; if we discharge faithfully every known duty; if we submit without complaining to all the allotments of Divine Providence.
Then have we confidence toward God - Compare the 1 John 3:19; 1 John 2:28 notes; Acts 24:16 note. The apostle evidently does not mean that we have confidence toward God on the ground of what we do, as if it were meritorious, or as if it constituted a claim to his favor; but that we may so live as to have evidence of personal piety, and that we may look forward with a confident hope that we shall be accepted of him in the great day. The word here rendered âconfidenceâ - ÏαÏÌÏÌηÏιÌαν parreÌsian - means properly âboldness;â usually boldness or openness in speaking our sentiments. See the notes at 1 John 2:28. The confidence or boldness which we have toward our Maker is founded solely on the evidence that he will graciously accept us as pardoned sinners; not in the belief that we deserve his favor.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 21. If our heart condemn us not — If we be conscious to ourselves of our own sincerity, that we practise not deceit, and use no mask, then have we confidence toward God-we can appeal to him for our sincerity, and we can come with boldness to the throne of grace, to obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. And therefore says the apostle,
