1 Yohanes 3:21

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama

Hai segala kekasihku, jikalau hati kita tiada menyalahkan kita, maka kita ada keluasan hati kepada Allah;

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Saudara-saudaraku yang kekasih, jikalau hati kita tidak menuduh kita, maka kita mempunyai keberanian percaya untuk mendekati Allah,

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari
Saudara-saudaraku yang kekasih, jikalau hati kita tidak menuduh kita, maka kita mempunyai keberanian percaya untuk mendekati Allah,

Bible Verse Review
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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

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 παρρησια, "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 “confidence” - παῤῥησίαν parrēsian - means properly “boldness;” 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,