21Beloved, kif our heart does not condemn us, lwe have confidence before God; 22and mwhatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and ndo what pleases him. 23And this is his commandment, othat we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and plove one another, qjust as he has commanded us.
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1 John 3:21–23 — The New International Version (NIV)
21Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. 23And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.
1 John 3:21–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1 John 3:21–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)
21Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. 22And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.
23And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
1 John 3:21–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. 22And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. 23And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.
1 John 3:21–23 — New Century Version (NCV)
21My dear friends, if our hearts do not make us feel guilty, we can come without fear into God’s presence. 22And God gives us what we ask for because we obey God’s commands and do what pleases him. 23This is what God commands: that we believe in his Son, Jesus Christ, and that we love each other, just as he commanded.
1 John 3:21–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God; 22and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. 23And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.
1 John 3:21–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God, 22and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.
23And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment.
1 John 3:21–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21Dear friends, if our conscience doesn’t condemn us, we can boldly look to God 22and receive from him anything we ask. We receive it because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him. 23This is his commandment: to believe in his Son, the one named Jesus Christ, and to love each other as he commanded us.
1 John 3:21–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
21Dear friends, if our conscience doesn’t condemn us, we have confidence before God 22and can receive whatever we ask from Him because we keep His commands and do what is pleasing in His sight. 23Now this is His command: that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as He commanded us.
1 John 3:21–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
21Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; 22and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.
23And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
1 John 3:21–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
21Dear friends, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God, 22and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight. 23And this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he commanded us.
1 John 3:21–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
21Dear friends, if our hearts do not judge us, we can be bold with God. 22And he will give us anything we ask. That’s because we obey his commands. We do what pleases him.
23God has commanded us to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ. He has also commanded us to love one another.
1 John 3:21–23 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;
22and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.
23This is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us.
